Good morning you wonderful lovelies! I hope that you are all doing well and that you are enjoying your day. I know for me that today is going by really fast and I cannot believe it is almost the weekend!
On that note lets get to more important matters. As most of you know, Janice and I say it so often, but sex trafficking is a local issue as well as a world wide issue. It is so shocking to me that so many people do not realize that trafficking is happening in their own back yard! Granted that is just a figure of speech, but you get what I mean.
Recently Janice did a great post called, A Slap in the Face. She talked about a sex trafficking case that was taking place in the state where she was from. Today, I am doing a post on a trafficking case that touches a state that we are both connected to. Colorado.
The beautiful sunny state. The state I fight tooth and nail for, for being the most beautiful state in the U.S. Though, my opinion may be somewhat bias. But, today, I am disheartened to say the least. So, with out further blabber I will tell you about the case that hits close to home, literally.
The man on trial is a man of the age 45. He is guilty of, "advertising child pornography, receipt of child pornography, two accounts distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography." Bob, the name of the man as we will call him, will officially be sentenced on November 14 of this year. They way Bob worked was through an online circle of friends, trading, exchanging, advertising and distributing to anyone who was a member.
In the end it was found that he possessed over 200,000 pornographic images of children on several hard drives. Part of the goal of his online group was to encourage new videos of child pornography. And through the arrest of Bob, 2 young girls, both younger then 12, were able to be rescued from the people holding them captive.
Bob faces a minimum of 15 mandatory years in prison. All together, for crimes like his 15 years is the minimum years anyone can face and 30 is the maximum years and along with the years in prison people who commit these crimes face a fine of $250,000.
This court case was brought forth because of Project Safe Childhood which was started in 2006.
It is important to remember that pornography is a form of sex trafficking. Especially, child pornography.
Remember the fight against sex trafficking starts in your own back yard,
Nicole and Janice
P.S. Are you doing something to fight against sex trafficking? Email us at askmeaboutsextrafficking@gmail.com We would love to share your story!! Also like us on facebook: What Do You Know About Sex Trafficking. Follow us on twitter @AMASexTFacts
Want to read the article on the Denver man?
"Denver Man Convicted of Advertising Child Pornography and Other Child Pornography Related Charges." FBI. FBI, 27 Aug. 2013. Web. 04 Sept. 2013.
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