D.C. Bill 23-0318 (a.k.a. The Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019) opens the floodgates to sexual exploitation and sex trafficking and, if passed, will morph Washington D.C. into a global sexual tourist paradise. Moreover, the global sexual exploitation movement will use passage of the bill in D.C. to galvanize similar efforts in other parts of the country.
On November 6, 2019, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation is hosting a national symposium on “Protecting Children from Online Exploitation” where experts will discuss the reality of harms many children experience online today and will provide urgent policy recommendations.
According to a recent report by the US State Department, the United States is one of the leading consumers of sex trafficking, as well as the leading country of origin for victims. On January 23, 2020, Ships of Tarshish will present BLIND EYES OPENED: The Truth About Sex Trafficking in America, a first-of-its-kind look at the dark roots of sex trafficking, in a one-night-only cinema event. Tickets are on sale now.
Adult men are purchasing children for sex in America every day. The least we can do is stop them from saying they did not know what they were doing using “mistake of age” defenses.
