Erin Graham, 41, was convicted of several counts of human trafficking after a five-day jury trial in April. Between 2015 and 2017, Graham posted advertisements on Backpage.com and forced the women to engage in sex acts with those who responded to the advertisements.
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Calvin Freeman, 41, was charged in Milwaukee County, WI. with human trafficking and battery. After police found that Freeman “has been involved in an extensive human trafficking organization” spanning at least six states and decades — dating back to at least the early 2000s.
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“We cannot turn a blind eye to human trafficking. My bill is a commonsense solution to hold countries accountable. Understanding where this money comes from and where it’s going gives countries the ability to crack down on these crimes.
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Theresa was blackmailed into prostitution as a teenager by men who had explicit photos of her. “When I learned what had happened to me was called human trafficking and that I wasn’t the only one – that there are hundreds of thousands of ‘Theresa’s’ out there, I couldn’t keep silent anymore.”
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“I was born in great sin and that sin followed me for many years of my life,” said Sandra Richardson of Milwaukee, WI. As an early victim of human-trafficking Richardson recalls, “I could have gotten killed but God covered me because He knew I didn’t know better.”
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After a five-day trial, a federal jury found Erin Graham, Jr., 27, guilty of seven counts of sex trafficking. The verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Scott C. Blader for the Western District of Wisconsin.
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Two people have been indicted in the case. Christopher Childs, 46, of Hartford, faces federal charges in Milwaukee, WI. of sex trafficking involving force, fraud and coercion and conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking. Jennifer Campbell has also been charged with conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking.
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Five months after a jury found him guilty of trafficking a child, a 48-year-old Eau Claire man was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
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Ashwaubenon, WI. Public Safety received a tip from a woman who said she had answered an online ad for modeling. The woman said Meixian Feng asked if she would be willing to “perform sex acts with white men to make money.”The woman said Feng also asked to bring along someone under age 18, for extra pay.”
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Sex trafficking survivors and advocates are working across Wisconsin to help communities recognize signs of exploitation, such as tattoos used to brand victims. Nancy Yarbrough is a survivor who started Milwaukee nonprofit Fresh Start Learning, Inc. to provide resources to women and children who are victims of sex trafficking. Yarbrough told Wisconsin Public Radio that tattoos are commonly used in the sex trade to show that a person belongs to a specific trafficker.
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Sex trafficking is a market-driven criminal industry based on supply and demand, according to the National Sex Trafficking Hotline. In other words, as long as people are willing to purchase other people for sex, there will be incentive to continue trafficking…It is common for them to target victims on social media. Young people may pour out their heartaches and problems online, creating an easy target for a trafficker.
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A Sparta, WI. man gets 20 years in prison for several counts including Possession of Child Pornography, Trafficking a Child, Child Sexual Exploitation, and Soliciting a Child for Prostitution.
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Fierce Freedom says human sex trafficking is a global problem that affects million people and accounts for cases in all 72 Wisconsin counties.
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Forced into a life they never chose, manipulated, abused, and tortured at the hands of the pimps who control them, our country’s children are sold on the streets, on the internet and at truck stops across America every night.
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It’s common to conceive of slavery as a thing of the past, but the practice is still affecting millions worldwide. Experts consider human trafficking to be a modern version of slavery, where individuals, especially women and children, are exploited for labor and commercial sex.
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State officials say human trafficking is a huge problem and cases have been reported in every Wisconsin county. The Department of Justice is teaming up with the Wisconsin State Patrol, focusing on roadways as a new strategy to crack down.
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A Sturgeon Bay man has been found guilty of attempting to entice a child for sex after he exchanged explicit sexual text messages with an investigator from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
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A 28-year-old woman accused of forcing a man into prostitution and giving methamphetamine to juvenile runaways was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison
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GREEN BAY – A 37-year-old Green Bay man has been sentenced to prison for selling heroin and enticing women to engage in prostitution.
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Bianca Williams says she knew the 28-year-old victim of a stabbing at the intersection of 30th and Lisbon on Tuesday night because she tried to get her out of the sex trade.
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A missing Milwaukee teen is back home safe after her mom and a community activist joined forces to find her.
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