In the Manitoba case of R vs Alcorn, the male perpetrator against an underaged indigenous girl who had been sexually exploited, filmed and then committed suicide, appealed his sentence. Instead, the justices increased his sentence by four times, setting a new precendent. At the same time, the sex industry was pressuring the Federal Justice Committee to repeal the Protection of … [Read more...] about Will the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) be compromised?
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Sex trafficking – Part 2: What’s gone wrong
What allows sex-trafficking to proliferate in Canada? Canadian author, Paul Boge, lists several things: “The availability of it; the apparent anonymity of it, by meeting online and then in person; the under-staffed police force; the corruption in the justice system; the apathy towards victims and an unwillingness to jail perpetrators; the incredible money that traffickers make; … [Read more...] about Sex trafficking – Part 2: What’s gone wrong
Sex trafficking – Part 1: Are Christian youth at risk?
Cassandra Diamond didn’t wake up one day and decide she wanted to be trafficked for sex through a decade of her life. Neither do other girls trapped in the lucrative trade. Sex-trafficking, world-wide, nets $99 billion a year according to the International Labor Organization. It is part of what the UN defines as “the recruitment, transportation, harbouring or receipt of … [Read more...] about Sex trafficking – Part 1: Are Christian youth at risk?