by Emma Ecker | Nov 1, 2021 | Belize, Breaking News, Our Stories, Stories from the Field
Two defendants in Belize were sentenced on October 28, 2021, for charges related to child trafficking after being convicted on September 28, 2021. Justice Antoinette Moore sentenced Jeffrey Perez to 12 years in prison for child sexual exploitation. Petrona Montejo was...
by Emma Ecker | Oct 12, 2021 | Breaking News, Our Stories, Stories from the Field
On October 8, 2021, a Ugandan school administrator was found guilty on all charges of child trafficking and given a life sentence. This is the first case in Uganda in which a convicted defendant of child trafficking has been given a life sentence. The defendant had...