by Molly Wicker | Mar 14, 2019 | In the News
By: MOLLY WICKER The Institute was recently cited in an article published on People Magazine’s website on March 14, 2019, entitled “Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matthew Boyd Is Helping to Save Girls from Sex Trafficking in Uganda.” The piece, which focuses on the athlete’s...
by Cassondra Murphy | Mar 8, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: Cassondara (Cj) Murphy The International Women’s Day 2019 campaign drives home the message of #BalanceforBetter, meaning that gender balance creates a better world. No recent movement better captures that idea than #MeToo, a viral movement that shed light on the...
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...