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Missing: Orlando Hugger (OK) (Wed, 01 Mar 2023)
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Missing: Jordan Grimes (NY) (Tue, 07 Feb 2023)
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Missing: Precious Branson (CA) (Tue, 07 Feb 2023)
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Missing: Jordan Grimes (NY) (Tue, 07 Feb 2023)
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Missing: Precious Branson (CA) (Tue, 07 Feb 2023)
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U.S. Attorney's Office • Project Safe Childhood
North Providence Man Sentenced to Thirty Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minors, Possession of Child Pornography (Thu, 23 Mar 2023)
PROVIDENCE – A North Providence man who previously admitted to a federal judge that he coerced and sexually assaulted two minor females, assaults that he recorded and retained on his cell phone, was sentenced today to thirty years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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Oklahoma City Man Charged with Attempted Enticement and Coercion of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity (Wed, 22 Mar 2023)
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Former Manager of West Alton Marina Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking and Child Exploitation Offenses (Wed, 22 Mar 2023)
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North Carolina Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Receiving Child Pornography (Tue, 21 Mar 2023)
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Former Department of State Employee Sentenced for Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in the Philippines (Fri, 17 Mar 2023)
A former U.S. Department of State employee was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.
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PROVIDENCE – A North Providence man who previously admitted to a federal judge that he coerced and sexually assaulted two minor females, assaults that he recorded and retained on his cell phone, was sentenced today to thirty years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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Oklahoma City Man Charged with Attempted Enticement and Coercion of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity (Wed, 22 Mar 2023)
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Former Manager of West Alton Marina Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking and Child Exploitation Offenses (Wed, 22 Mar 2023)
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North Carolina Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Receiving Child Pornography (Tue, 21 Mar 2023)
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Former Department of State Employee Sentenced for Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in the Philippines (Fri, 17 Mar 2023)
A former U.S. Department of State employee was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.
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Crimes Against Children
Switzerland: Ethical Rules Declared Binding to Prevent Violence in Sports (Sun, 05 Mar 2023)
In its session on January 25, 2023, the Swiss Federal Council (Bundesrat), the country’s government, amended the Sports Promotion Ordinance (Sportförderungsverordnung, SpoFöV) to obligate sports organizations to adhere to previously voluntary ethical rules to receive government funding. In particular, sports organizations must take measures to prevent violations of duties contained in the Charter for Ethics … Continue reading “Switzerland: Ethical Rules Declared Binding to Prevent Violence in Sports”
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Uganda: Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act Enacted (Thu, 05 Jan 2023)
On October 14, 2022, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 (the amendment), amending the 2011 Computer Misuse Act (the principal act). The amendment bill’s accompanying memorandum noted that the impetus for the amendment was that technological advancements have occurred since the enactment of the principal act in 2011 … Continue reading “Uganda: Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act Enacted”
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India: Supreme Court Rules All Woman, Irrespective of Marital Status, Have Equal Access to Abortion Up to 24 Weeks (Tue, 03 Jan 2023)
On September 29, 2022, the Supreme Court of India ruled that all women, irrespective of marital status, have equal access to abortion up to 24 weeks of the gestation period. The case involved a 25-year-old unmarried woman who was around 22 weeks pregnant from a consensual relationship. (Final judgment para. 3.)Legal Framework for Abortion in … Continue reading “India: Supreme Court Rules All Woman, Irrespective of Marital Status, Have Equal Access to Abortion Up to 24 Weeks”
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In its session on January 25, 2023, the Swiss Federal Council (Bundesrat), the country’s government, amended the Sports Promotion Ordinance (Sportförderungsverordnung, SpoFöV) to obligate sports organizations to adhere to previously voluntary ethical rules to receive government funding. In particular, sports organizations must take measures to prevent violations of duties contained in the Charter for Ethics … Continue reading “Switzerland: Ethical Rules Declared Binding to Prevent Violence in Sports”
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Uganda: Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act Enacted (Thu, 05 Jan 2023)
On October 14, 2022, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 (the amendment), amending the 2011 Computer Misuse Act (the principal act). The amendment bill’s accompanying memorandum noted that the impetus for the amendment was that technological advancements have occurred since the enactment of the principal act in 2011 … Continue reading “Uganda: Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act Enacted”
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India: Supreme Court Rules All Woman, Irrespective of Marital Status, Have Equal Access to Abortion Up to 24 Weeks (Tue, 03 Jan 2023)
On September 29, 2022, the Supreme Court of India ruled that all women, irrespective of marital status, have equal access to abortion up to 24 weeks of the gestation period. The case involved a 25-year-old unmarried woman who was around 22 weeks pregnant from a consensual relationship. (Final judgment para. 3.)Legal Framework for Abortion in … Continue reading “India: Supreme Court Rules All Woman, Irrespective of Marital Status, Have Equal Access to Abortion Up to 24 Weeks”
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Human Trafficking
South Korea: Supreme Court Rules Government Responsible for Harm Suffered by Sex Workers in US Military Camp Towns (Wed, 11 Jan 2023)
On September 29, 2022, the South Korean Supreme Court ruled that the Korean government is responsible for the harm suffered by sex workers at comfort stations (brothels) in United States military camp towns (commercial and entertainment areas near military bases) from 1957 to 2008. It awarded the victims psychological damages of 3 million to 7 … Continue reading “South Korea: Supreme Court Rules Government Responsible for Harm Suffered by Sex Workers in US Military Camp Towns”
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Italy: Constitutional Court Eliminates Aggravating Circumstance in Immigration Case (Wed, 13 Apr 2022)
On March 10, 2022, the Italian Constitutional Court issued Decision No. 63 declaring the unconstitutionality of article 12, paragraph 3(d) of Legislative Decree No. 286 of July 25, 1998, containing the Consolidated Text concerning Immigration and the Condition of Foreigners (L.D. No. 286), which had established an aggravating circumstance for the crime of using forged passports … Continue reading “Italy: Constitutional Court Eliminates Aggravating Circumstance in Immigration Case”
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Panama; Colombia: Binational Agreement on Migrants in Transit Reached (Tue, 31 Aug 2021)
On August 9, 2021, Panama’s government announced that it had reached an agreement with Colombia addressing the number of North America-bound migrants who will be allowed to cross their shared border. The aim of the agreement is to ensure that border traffic can be managed in an efficient and safe fashion.The agreement provides a daily … Continue reading “Panama; Colombia: Binational Agreement on Migrants in Transit Reached”
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On September 29, 2022, the South Korean Supreme Court ruled that the Korean government is responsible for the harm suffered by sex workers at comfort stations (brothels) in United States military camp towns (commercial and entertainment areas near military bases) from 1957 to 2008. It awarded the victims psychological damages of 3 million to 7 … Continue reading “South Korea: Supreme Court Rules Government Responsible for Harm Suffered by Sex Workers in US Military Camp Towns”
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Italy: Constitutional Court Eliminates Aggravating Circumstance in Immigration Case (Wed, 13 Apr 2022)
On March 10, 2022, the Italian Constitutional Court issued Decision No. 63 declaring the unconstitutionality of article 12, paragraph 3(d) of Legislative Decree No. 286 of July 25, 1998, containing the Consolidated Text concerning Immigration and the Condition of Foreigners (L.D. No. 286), which had established an aggravating circumstance for the crime of using forged passports … Continue reading “Italy: Constitutional Court Eliminates Aggravating Circumstance in Immigration Case”
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Panama; Colombia: Binational Agreement on Migrants in Transit Reached (Tue, 31 Aug 2021)
On August 9, 2021, Panama’s government announced that it had reached an agreement with Colombia addressing the number of North America-bound migrants who will be allowed to cross their shared border. The aim of the agreement is to ensure that border traffic can be managed in an efficient and safe fashion.The agreement provides a daily … Continue reading “Panama; Colombia: Binational Agreement on Migrants in Transit Reached”
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Child Abuse
England and Wales: Legal Age for Marriage Raised from 16 to 18 (Wed, 22 Mar 2023)
The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022, which received royal assent on April 28, 2022, entered into force in England and Wales on February 27, 2023. The act, which was a private member’s bill that received widespread cross-party support, amends the Marriage Act 1949 and increases the minimum age to marry in England … Continue reading “England and Wales: Legal Age for Marriage Raised from 16 to 18”
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Zambia: Children's Code Act Enacted (Thu, 29 Dec 2022)
On August 24, 2022, Zambia’s president, Hakainde Hichilema, signed into law a comprehensive law governing children, the Children’s Code Act (Act No. 12) of 2022. The act, which includes 19 parts and 198 provisions, provides for a comprehensive legal framework to govern matters affecting children for the first time in the country’s history. It brought … Continue reading “Zambia: Children’s Code Act Enacted”
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Libya: Immigration Authorities Detain Egyptian Minors Smuggled into the Country (Thu, 29 Sep 2022)
On September 4, 2022, the Security Directorate of Tobruk, a city on Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast, announced that it had detained 287 undocumented Egyptian migrants who had illegally crossed the Egyptian-Libyan border. The migrants, many of them children as young as 12 years old, had been locked in a warehouse in the suburbs of Tobruk … Continue reading “Libya: Immigration Authorities Detain Egyptian Minors Smuggled into the Country”
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The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022, which received royal assent on April 28, 2022, entered into force in England and Wales on February 27, 2023. The act, which was a private member’s bill that received widespread cross-party support, amends the Marriage Act 1949 and increases the minimum age to marry in England … Continue reading “England and Wales: Legal Age for Marriage Raised from 16 to 18”
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Zambia: Children's Code Act Enacted (Thu, 29 Dec 2022)
On August 24, 2022, Zambia’s president, Hakainde Hichilema, signed into law a comprehensive law governing children, the Children’s Code Act (Act No. 12) of 2022. The act, which includes 19 parts and 198 provisions, provides for a comprehensive legal framework to govern matters affecting children for the first time in the country’s history. It brought … Continue reading “Zambia: Children’s Code Act Enacted”
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Libya: Immigration Authorities Detain Egyptian Minors Smuggled into the Country (Thu, 29 Sep 2022)
On September 4, 2022, the Security Directorate of Tobruk, a city on Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast, announced that it had detained 287 undocumented Egyptian migrants who had illegally crossed the Egyptian-Libyan border. The migrants, many of them children as young as 12 years old, had been locked in a warehouse in the suburbs of Tobruk … Continue reading “Libya: Immigration Authorities Detain Egyptian Minors Smuggled into the Country”
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