child trafficking
Five women are suing Tim Ballard, whose life story as a child trafficking opponent inspired the 2023 film popular with conservative moviegoers.
Ryan Dark White, a U.S. Senate candidate in Maryland running as Jon McGreevey, concocted the story for "his own political agenda," the sheriff said.
"For years I just kept blocking it out," the long-distance runner told the BBC. "But you can only block it out for so long."
A proposed bill would prevent victims from being arrested alongside traffickers in brothel raids.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
“I promised myself that whatever I could do to help other children not to suffer, I would do.”
Figures show "we are on the right track, but we are not still on the fast track."
A critical move as pay phones disappear in the second largest region for trafficking.
There are no accurate figures, but many women and children are sold into child marriage or bonded labor.
Governments, faith-based groups and churches, aid agencies and volunteer tourists, who donate cash and goods to orphanages or build and refurbish children's homes and other institutions, may be inadvertently funding human trafficking.