The boy was 16 years old. His sister was 14. They had run away from an abusive home in Oregon and somehow ended up in Texas. The siblings first came to the attention of authorities when “David,” the brother, was arrested for prostitution and drug possession. Severe health problems required him to be transferred from jail to the university hospital in San Antonio.
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Hidden in Plain Sight.
Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday proposed new laws to stiffen penalties for human trafficking in the state and renewed his criticism of the federal government for failing to keep the Texas-Mexico border secure.
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Perry wants more penalties for human traffickers | abc13.com.
When it comes to picking a battleground on which to wage rhetorical war, Governor Rick Perry has chosen the Texas border.
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Perry Vows Harsher Penalties for Human Traffickers.
Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday proposed new laws to stiffen penalties for human trafficking in the state and renewed his criticism of the federal government for failing to keep the Texas-Mexico border secure.
Gov. Rick Perry today called on the Texas Legislature to create a tougher law to punish human traffickers, with penalties ranging from 25 years to life. He also announced grants through the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division (CJD) of up to $500,000 statewide to Texas cities and counties to provide services to victims of human trafficking, as well as a grant of more than $291,000 to the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force.
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Office of the Governor Rick Perry – Press Releases – Gov. Perry Calls for Increased Penalties for Human Traffickers.
During Barry Davis’ federal sex-trafficking trial, one of his victims, a 16-year-old girl, testified that he made her pose nude for prostitution ads posted on the Internet…
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Advocates for sex-trade victims call for ‘safe house’ | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle.
Listen to local Houston anti-trafficking organziation talk about the problem of human trafficking in Houston in a recent radio interviewed aired on the Women International News Service (WINGS)
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today ceremonially signed House Bill (HB) 4009, which establishes a human trafficking taskforce in the Attorney General’s Office that will develop policies and procedures for the prevention and prosecution of human trafficking crimes.
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They say everything is bigger in Texas, and the king-sized failures of the justice system are no exception.
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ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 2 (UPI) — A Texas couple were convicted Tuesday of keeping a Nigerian woman in indentured servitude for nine years, federal officials said. (more…)
