by Emma Bykerk | Feb 11, 2022 | Case Law, Legal Blog
Introduction In 1998, President Bill Clinton stated that his administration was “committed to combatting trafficking in women and girls.”[i] Two years later, he signed into law the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA).[ii] Although the TVPA was a huge milestone...
by Sydney Reed | Dec 30, 2021 | Case Law, Legal Blog
Introduction Survivors of human trafficking face many barriers to rebuilding their lives and avoiding revictimization. One such barrier is the ability to move forward financially. Human Trafficking — “the crime of using force, fraud, or coercion to compel someone to...
by Emma Eastwood-Paticchio | Jan 30, 2019 | Articles, Case Law, Legal Blog
By: EMMA EASTWOOD-PATICCHIO Chris met Jenn through a drug dealer. Jenn was living in a motel and performing commercial sex acts to support her heroin addiction, so Chris took care of her and paid for everything. She believed she was in love. Soon, Chris was arranging...
by Alana Broe | Jan 25, 2019 | Articles, Case Law, Legal Blog
By: ALANA BROE For human trafficking victims, freedom from their trafficker does not mean the end of their harm. Victims of human trafficking endure serious abuse that may plague them for the rest of their lives. They often find themselves penniless and in need of...
by Meghan Poole | Jan 24, 2019 | Articles, Case Law, Legal Blog
By: MEGHAN POOLE Human Trafficking is commonly described as a crime that is hidden in plain sight. Often, victims will be in public—perhaps waiting for someone to help them—yet feel invisible. This may have been how 12-year-old Savannah felt when her trafficker was...
