From the streets and courtrooms of Fresno to the halls of Congress and the White House, human traffickers are being sent a loud message. Americans are fed up with them preying on vulnerable young women and boys and shattering their lives. A lot of prostitution is set up online β especially using Backpage.
The Communications Decency Act protected websites from being held liable for user-posted content while also allowing them to edit that content. This action by Congress builds upon efforts by law enforcement leaders and activists in Fresno and across the country. The reality is that criminal gangs have jumped into prostitution.
They target runaways and other at-risk youths β as well as other teens active on social media β for the sex trade. In addition, Dyer said, convicted pimps face the likelihood of being sent to prison for long stretches now.
No longer are they looking at a year in Fresno County jail or a short prison sentence. Some of them are receiving 15 to 20 years. John McCain And people such as Debra Rush , a second-generation human trafficking survivor, are helping the victims.
Rush is the co-founder and CEO of Breaking the Chains, a nonprofit group that works with local, state, and federal law-enforcement agencies to provide rescue, relocation, restorative, and residential services to female victims of human trafficking.
