4 arrested in Florida foster child prostitution ringMiami authorities are accusing four men of operating an underage prostitution ring. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle says most girls were 15 to 17 years old and were in foster care due to previous abuse. The men lured these girls into the sex trade through cellphones, gifts of clothing and attention. A problem across the country, these pimps shower girls with attention and then lure them into prostitution. Florida is the third most popular destination for domestic sex trafficking of minors and at least 300,000 children are at risk.
Ottawa bans sex trade business from hiring foreign workers
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced a ban on sex trade industry employees from hiring workers. "We're protecting them from what they might not know will happen to them when they get to Canada," he explained at a press conference. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will not process new work permit applications from temporary foreign workers who wish to work in places like a massage parlor, strip club or escort agency. Representatives of the sex industry are considering challenging the new regulation.
Over 800 held after child-trafficking bust
An operation involving 10,000 Chinese police officers has broken up a child-trafficking ring that was operating in 15 provinces. 802 people where arrested who were selling babies to the highest bidder for up to 5,000 pounds (close to $8,000). 181 children were freed during raids that police say took place simultaneously across China. An unidentified police officer says they are managing the practice , but it's still prominent in certain areas. However, since it's campaign to combat trafficking started in 2009, 24,000 kidnapped women and children have been rescued.
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