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New Mexico Watchdog Sues State Police to Force Release of Delayed Public Records
The lawsuit exposes repeated legal loopholes used by the Department of Public Safety, highlighting systemic resistance to transparency and accountability.
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New Florida Penalties Target Child Exploitation as Arrests Soar in Major Stings
Three new laws took effect on October 1 in the Sunshine State, imposing harsher penalties for trafficking minors, luring children and distributing nonconsensual sexual content.
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Australia Reports Record-High Exploitation Cases Amid Surge in “Exit Trafficking”
As Australia boasts a Tier One US ranking for anti-trafficking efforts, the data expose a darker dimension: family-based coercion, forced marriage and exploitation hiding in plain sight.
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UN Experts Warn Japan’s School Pamphlets Threaten Religious Minorities
Government-issued “child abuse” pamphlets conflate faith with harm, targeting minority religions and worsening an already perilous environment for religious freedom in Japan.
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Double-Edged Sword: AI Boosts FOIA Efficiency While Threatening Public Access
AI is speeding up FOIA responses, but may also be creating legal and ethical hazards that could undermine public requests and government accountability.
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“Operation Fool Around and Find Out Again” Targets Repeat Child Sex Offenders in Florida
Police arrest 246 sex crime suspects in a week-long sting, including repeat offenders seeking to exploit minors as young as 12.
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Michigan Church Attack Reflects Growing Pattern of Bigotry and Violence
Authorities investigate motives as communities mourn, but leaders vow: Hate will not triumph.
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Former NFL Linebacker Eric Johnson Sentenced for Human Trafficking in Georgia
Johnson transported victims and supplied firearms for a gang that trafficked five women, including a child. The Georgia AG says the community is safer now that LOTTO leaders are behind bars.
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Teen Survivor Sues Backpage, Hotels After Being Sold for Sex for Seven Months by Her Own Mother
The federal lawsuit targets Backpage and hotels that ignored warning signs—even as Tony Ortega defended the site, masking the serial sexual exploitation of girls like Isabelle Hughes.
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Georgia Hotels Face Multimillion-Dollar Penalties for Enabling Child Trafficking
Survivors and attorneys are forcing the hospitality industry to pay a steep price for looking the other way while children were abused.
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Oversight Council Hears Chilling Accounts of Sex Trafficking in Montana
Survivors describe years of rape, beatings, threats and quota systems as trafficking jumps 1,900 percent in Montana.
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US Court Hands 27-Year Sentence to GirlsDoPorn Founder for Coercion and Sex Trafficking
The case exposes systemic gaps in digital law and highlights the struggle to hold exploiters and platforms accountable for online sexual abuse.
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