Prison time for men trying to buy sex slaves

[Penelope]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

 

[Freewill]

What about women? I think it is the only reason she keeps me around.................................I wish.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

Actually if you would research Houston, Texas you would discover the city is one of the biggest hotbeds for Slave Traffic area's in the nation. Between the Mexican and Colombian cartels and the Filipino and Vietnamese families Houston has one of the biggest sex traffic rings, and is brought to light every year and then forgotten.

It is a sick business and a reality of the sick and messed up world we live in today.

When you pass a massage parlor just ask yourself how many of those young ladies in there that are from S.E. Asia are sex slaves owned by a Vietnamese family and realize how wide spread this issue really is!

 

[The Great Goose]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

Well we know there is a demand, but is their a supply? This article doesnt say theyve caught any traffickers.

 

[ChrisL]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

Good catch! These guys are nothing but sexual predators. It must be hard to have to associate with and arrest these kinds of people and not lay a beat down on them!

 

[foggedinn]

Four men went to prison before there were any victims. What a waste of resourses.
Makes me believe that the people actually involved in the sex slave trade are politically protected.
Throw people a scapegoat, and they will believe something is being done to stop it.

 

[whitehall]

The Feds sold guns to Mexican drug cartels, were informed about the Boston Marathon bombers, haven't gotten anything right since Lee Oswald was welcomed back to the US after renouncing his citizenship but they are on the job when it comes to entrapping sexual deviates. Good thing Bill Clinton is protected by the Secret Service.

 

[irosie91]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

"human trafficking is WIDESPREAD in the USA" four people responded to offers. "widespread"

 

[Penelope]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

"human trafficking is WIDESPREAD in the USA" four people responded to offers. "widespread"

Yes but sex slaves, where they actually keep on locked up in a room?

 

[irosie91]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

"human trafficking is WIDESPREAD in the USA" four people responded to offers. "widespread"

Yes but sex slaves, where they actually keep on locked up in a room?

Yes---- a very rare aberration----also ILLEGAL Considering the PREVALENCE of illegal activities in the US-----even in THAT context------sexual slavery and trafficking is very rare in the USA------maybe not in your neighborhood or social circle. I have worked in some of the most CRIMINAL infested areas ------and have not seen even one case of that particular aberration------I have seen quite
a bit from ----------well----your social circle

 

[Penelope]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

"human trafficking is WIDESPREAD in the USA" four people responded to offers. "widespread"

Yes but sex slaves, where they actually keep on locked up in a room?

Yes---- a very rare aberration----also ILLEGAL Considering the PREVALENCE of illegal activities in the US-----even in THAT context------sexual slavery and trafficking is very rare in the USA------maybe not in your neighborhood or social circle. I have worked in some of the most CRIMINAL infested areas ------and have not seen even one case of that particular aberration------I have seen quite
a bit from ----------well----your social circle

My social circle? What would that be?

 

[irosie91]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

"human trafficking is WIDESPREAD in the USA" four people responded to offers. "widespread"

Yes but sex slaves, where they actually keep on locked up in a room?

Yes---- a very rare aberration----also ILLEGAL Considering the PREVALENCE of illegal activities in the US-----even in THAT context------sexual slavery and trafficking is very rare in the USA------maybe not in your neighborhood or social circle. I have worked in some of the most CRIMINAL infested areas ------and have not seen even one case of that particular aberration------I have seen quite
a bit from ----------well----your social circle

My social circle? What would that be?

the sources that you quote and paraphrase.

 

[ChrisL]

I think a lot of times these women are kidnapped or enticed from other countries where it's easier to get away with these kinds of things and where women are not equal. These women can't get work, so they are enticed into this lifestyle, so they are not always bound and gagged, etc. They just don't feel like they have many choices, and I suppose in some instances they really don't have many options unfortunately. We should feel LUCKY to be citizens of the US where we cannot be victimized without consequences and where we have choices and options as women. The way women are treated in some other countries makes me sick.

 

[emilynghiem]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

"human trafficking is WIDESPREAD in the USA" four people responded to offers. "widespread"

Yes but sex slaves, where they actually keep on locked up in a room?

Yes---- a very rare aberration----also ILLEGAL Considering the PREVALENCE of illegal activities in the US-----even in THAT context------sexual slavery and trafficking is very rare in the USA------maybe not in your neighborhood or social circle. I have worked in some of the most CRIMINAL infested areas ------and have not seen even one case of that particular aberration------I have seen quite
a bit from ----------well----your social circle

Hi irosie91 I think you walked right into this one.
I am from Houston, Bruce is right that Houston is a huge hub for trafficking.
Just yesterday I spoke with Irene Hickey, the Chair of Rotary International's Task Force on Human Trafficking, and spent today talking with Dottie Laster of the Heidi Search Center to plan meetings
with the Houston Mayor on this issue. My friend Art who is trying to help me set up fundraising
also wants to meet with the Mayor on getting the men to quit patronizing the clubs that are
preying on immigrants brought to Houston just for promoting prostitution.

You may call it solicitation and not think this is forced trafficking.

But because the women risk getting deported and stuck, it is easy to coerce them.
My friends are too familiar with how the women are tricked to go along with recruiting schemes
that turn out to be for sex rings.

I'm sorry irosie91 but Bruce is right. Houston alone has enough stats to show this isn't rare.

If you want to debate this, just contact anti-trafficking consultant Dottie Laster who
volunteers at the Heidi Search Center, where too many of the missing teens they rescue
every day turn out to be preyed upon by traffickers. Dottie even developed a system to
help parents track their children's activity online, and store the information privately,
so that these things can be traced. See also Laster Global Consulting ::: Human Trafficking Training and Consulting

Maybe the same software if fully developed as an app would also stop the
solicitation of teens by the ISIS groups that have lured vulnerable victims to meet with them.

You may have an ally in this fight, irosie91
The same battle we need to fight to stop solicitation of teens into sex rings and trafficking
would also address the same with ISIS predators recruiting vulnerable teens by social media.

It must be you cannot imagine how horrible this scourge is compared to the horrors you know of.
If you think this cannot be happening in America, go do the research. Backpage was constantly
protested for enabling traffickers to recruit both young victims and willing customers. Look it up.

NOTE: If you still don't believe me there is an epidemic of trafficking tied to the immigration system, I am happy to send this into the Bullring and make a friendly bet with you: 10 million dollars says you are wrong and there is a huge problem with trafficking going on. If Bruce and I are right, you will help raise 10 million to donate to Dottie Laster and the Heidi Search Center, and to buy up office centers to do radio outreach to help prevent and also rescue trafficking victims in Houston, Texas, along the border and internationally.

With the same outreach, we can also stop the ISIS recruitment. If you understand one, the other is similar.

 

[irosie91]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

"human trafficking is WIDESPREAD in the USA" four people responded to offers. "widespread"

Yes but sex slaves, where they actually keep on locked up in a room?

Yes---- a very rare aberration----also ILLEGAL Considering the PREVALENCE of illegal activities in the US-----even in THAT context------sexual slavery and trafficking is very rare in the USA------maybe not in your neighborhood or social circle. I have worked in some of the most CRIMINAL infested areas ------and have not seen even one case of that particular aberration------I have seen quite
a bit from ----------well----your social circle

Hi irosie91 I think you walked right into this one.
I am from Houston, Bruce is right that Houston is a huge hub for trafficking.
Just yesterday I spoke with Irene Hickey, the Chair of Rotary International's Task Force on Human Trafficking, and spent today talking with Dottie Laster of the Heidi Search Center to plan meetings
with the Houston Mayor on this issue. My friend Art who is trying to help me set up fundraising
also wants to meet with the Mayor on getting the men to quit patronizing the clubs that are
preying on immigrants brought to Houston just for promoting prostitution.

You may call it solicitation and not think this is forced trafficking.

But because the women risk getting deported and stuck, it is easy to coerce them.
My friends are too familiar with how the women are tricked to go along with recruiting schemes
that turn out to be for sex rings.

I'm sorry irosie91 but Bruce is right. Houston alone has enough stats to show this isn't rare.

If you want to debate this, just contact anti-trafficking consultant Dottie Laster who
volunteers at the Heidi Search Center, where too many of the missing teens they rescue
every day turn out to be preyed upon by traffickers. Dottie even developed a system to
help parents track their children's activity online, and store the information privately,
so that these things can be traced. See also Laster Global Consulting ::: Human Trafficking Training and Consulting

Maybe the same software if fully developed as an app would also stop the
solicitation of teens by the ISIS groups that have lured vulnerable victims to meet with them.

You may have an ally in this fight, irosie91
The same battle we need to fight to stop solicitation of teens into sex rings and trafficking
would also address the same with ISIS predators recruiting vulnerable teens by social media.

It must be you cannot imagine how horrible this scourge is compared to the horrors you know of.
If you think this cannot be happening in America, go do the research. Backpage was constantly
protested for enabling traffickers to recruit both young victims and willing customers. Look it up.

NOTE: If you still don't believe me there is an epidemic of trafficking tied to the immigration system, I am happy to send this into the Bullring and make a friendly bet with you: 10 million dollars says you are wrong and there is a huge problem with trafficking going on. If Bruce and I are right, you will help raise 10 million to donate to Dottie Laster and the Heidi Search Center, and to buy up office centers to do radio outreach to help prevent and also rescue trafficking victims in Houston, Texas, along the border and internationally.

With the same outreach, we can also stop the ISIS recruitment. If you understand one, the other is similar.

there is a huge difference between women coerced into prostitution and actual
slavery-------I agree that it is a problem-----but it is also a crime----it is not sanctioned
by the EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH . The girls shipped into prostitution here can
be DEPORTED------not executed ------ DEPORTED. Sexual slavery is LEGAL in the filth of shariah------my own mother-in-law had to be spirited out of the Islamic
cesspit in which she was born in order to avoid the stink. ------it was in the 1930s.
She was unable to see her own mother for something like 20 years. Its an interesting story. There is always a recourse when the action is ILLEGAL---the people enslaved under the filth of islam have no recourse------lots have been lost to the filth you trivialize. There are still people enslaved in sudan for being Christian.
I 'walked' into nothing------I know that there are criminals in the world and I know that in some places that which we call CRIME -----is legal

 

[emilynghiem]

Unreal they were going to go through with it, and all prepared. Sex trafficking is widespread in the US.


More than 100 people responded, and most dropped out quickly. But four individuals were anxious to proceed—and willing to pay thousands of dollars for a sex slave. “All of them said this was something they had wanted to do for a long time,” Blay said.

The undercover operative told the four buyers he was connected to a human trafficking group that would identify foreign females in the U.S. on temporary visas, kidnap them, and sell them into a life of slavery. The operative also said his organization held a biannual auction, where the women would be sold to the highest bidders.

The four individuals—two from Arizona, one from Montana, and one from California—were in their 50s and 60s. One was an engineer with a Top Secret government clearance. Another was a financial analyst. The Montana man was going to pay $10,000 for two women. When he flew to Phoenix in May 2014 to make the purchase, he was carrying u-bolts to bind the women’s wrists and gags to keep them quiet. He planned to transport them back to Montana in a recreational vehicle. The man told the undercover operative he had a fully functional dungeon in the basement of his home.

“When we eventually conducted searches,” Blay said, “all the subjects had basically manufactured rooms in their homes to be prison cells. There were bars on windows, obscured glass, and insulation so no one could see or hear the women from the outside. One guy bolted chains in the floorboards of a room.”

The four men were indicted on human trafficking charges between December 2013 and May 2014. They all pled guilty, and in September 2015, an Arizona federal judge sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to nine years.

“We are extremely pleased that we were able to intervene before any of these individuals was able to hurt anyone,” Blay said. “We didn’t want to wait until there were actual victims

Human Trafficking (FBI site)

"human trafficking is WIDESPREAD in the USA" four people responded to offers. "widespread"

Yes but sex slaves, where they actually keep on locked up in a room?

Yes---- a very rare aberration----also ILLEGAL Considering the PREVALENCE of illegal activities in the US-----even in THAT context------sexual slavery and trafficking is very rare in the USA------maybe not in your neighborhood or social circle. I have worked in some of the most CRIMINAL infested areas ------and have not seen even one case of that particular aberration------I have seen quite
a bit from ----------well----your social circle

Hi irosie91 I think you walked right into this one.
I am from Houston, Bruce is right that Houston is a huge hub for trafficking.
Just yesterday I spoke with Irene Hickey, the Chair of Rotary International's Task Force on Human Trafficking, and spent today talking with Dottie Laster of the Heidi Search Center to plan meetings
with the Houston Mayor on this issue. My friend Art who is trying to help me set up fundraising
also wants to meet with the Mayor on getting the men to quit patronizing the clubs that are
preying on immigrants brought to Houston just for promoting prostitution.

You may call it solicitation and not think this is forced trafficking.

But because the women risk getting deported and stuck, it is easy to coerce them.
My friends are too familiar with how the women are tricked to go along with recruiting schemes
that turn out to be for sex rings.

I'm sorry irosie91 but Bruce is right. Houston alone has enough stats to show this isn't rare.

If you want to debate this, just contact anti-trafficking consultant Dottie Laster who
volunteers at the Heidi Search Center, where too many of the missing teens they rescue
every day turn out to be preyed upon by traffickers. Dottie even developed a system to
help parents track their children's activity online, and store the information privately,
so that these things can be traced. See also Laster Global Consulting ::: Human Trafficking Training and Consulting

Maybe the same software if fully developed as an app would also stop the
solicitation of teens by the ISIS groups that have lured vulnerable victims to meet with them.

You may have an ally in this fight, irosie91
The same battle we need to fight to stop solicitation of teens into sex rings and trafficking
would also address the same with ISIS predators recruiting vulnerable teens by social media.

It must be you cannot imagine how horrible this scourge is compared to the horrors you know of.
If you think this cannot be happening in America, go do the research. Backpage was constantly
protested for enabling traffickers to recruit both young victims and willing customers. Look it up.

NOTE: If you still don't believe me there is an epidemic of trafficking tied to the immigration system, I am happy to send this into the Bullring and make a friendly bet with you: 10 million dollars says you are wrong and there is a huge problem with trafficking going on. If Bruce and I are right, you will help raise 10 million to donate to Dottie Laster and the Heidi Search Center, and to buy up office centers to do radio outreach to help prevent and also rescue trafficking victims in Houston, Texas, along the border and internationally.

With the same outreach, we can also stop the ISIS recruitment. If you understand one, the other is similar.

there is a huge difference between women coerced into prostitution and actual
slavery-------I agree that it is a problem-----but it is also a crime----it is not sanctioned
by the EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH . The girls shipped into prostitution here can
be DEPORTED------not executed ------ DEPORTED. Sexual slavery is LEGAL in the filth of shariah------my own mother-in-law had to be spirited out of the Islamic
cesspit in which she was born in order to avoid the stink. ------it was in the 1930s.
She was unable to see her own mother for something like 20 years. Its an interesting story. There is always a recourse when the action is ILLEGAL---the people enslaved under the filth of islam have no recourse------lots have been lost to the filth you trivialize. There are still people enslaved in sudan for being Christian.
I 'walked' into nothing------I know that there are criminals in the world and I know that in some places that which we call CRIME -----is legal

I guess you and I were talking past each other irosie91
I was responding to your assertion that "sex trafficking was rare"
I don't even recognize anything you post above as to what I thought we were discussing
Sorry, just like that other thread, we are both talking about two totally different things

What does the Episcopalian church have to do with what I was saying about illegal trafficking?
Totally missing each other's points, I guess, sorry!