Nearly 500 people have been arrested in California in a human trafficking sting operation that took place ahead of the Super Bowl, authorities announced on Feb. 15. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva shared the results of the week-long campaign, dubbed “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild,” in a press conference, stating that the statewide operation had “met with…
Police Arrest 494 People in California in Week-Long Joint Human Trafficking Sting Operation
February 21, 2022
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As Anger Simmers Over Chained Woman, Chinese Province to Probe
The Chinese provincial government of Jiangsu, where the video of a mother of eight chained up in a shed was filmed, said they would “thoroughly investigate the facts,” state TV said on Feb. 17, a move seen as aimed at soothing public outrage toward local authorities. The footage of a dazed-looking middle-aged woman, who stood…
As Anger Simmers Over Chained Woman, Chinese Province Launches Probe
The Chinese provincial government of Jiangsu, where the video of a mother of eight chained up in a shed was filmed, said they would “thoroughly investigate the facts,” state TV said on Feb. 17, a move seen as aimed at soothing public outrage toward local authorities. The footage of a dazed-looking middle-aged woman, who stood…
Chained Mother of Eight Striking China’s Societal Moral Limits—Feat. China Experts
February 17, 2022
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A chained mother is taking China by storm. Her devastating story as a human trafficking victim is earthshattering for the Chinese regime. Things are getting out of hand as her story is drawing more attention than the Olympics. We dive into what is really happening to her, and why there is a big chance this…
China Censors Block Chinese-American Writer Amid Outrage Over Chained-Up Mother
A Chinese-American author has been censored on China’s internet after she published an article on WeChat, a Twitter-like Chinese social media platform, speaking about a Chinese mother’s plight. Yan Geling is known for her fiction depicting the hardships and struggles of females in China, only this time she wrote an article about a real-life tragedy…
US-Peru Human Trafficking Operation Sees 3 Arrests, 4 Victims Rescued
Three individuals were arrested and four sex trafficking victims were rescued in a human trafficking operation conducted by the United States and Peru in the Peruvian town of La Pampa, Madre de Dios. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Peruvian National Police (PNP) Human Trafficking Investigations Division on Feb….
Epstein Survivor Teresa Helm Tells Her Story, How Grooming Works, and How She’s Fighting Back
February 15, 2022
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“She said, ‘Make sure you give Jeffrey what he wants, because Jeffrey always gets what he wants.’” At 22, Teresa Helm was an eager massage therapy student in California when she was invited to apply for a job as a traveling massage therapist—for Ghislaine Maxwell. After she flew to New York, she was assaulted by…
179 Prostitution-Related Arrests Made Leading up to Super Bowl: LAPD Chief
February 15, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Law enforcement arrested 179 people for allegedly soliciting, facilitating, and seeking sex services in the Los Angeles area during the 10 days leading up to the Super Bowl, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore told the Police Commission on Feb. 15. Eighty-nine people were arrested for alleged street prostitution and 70 were arrested at…
Conflicting Government Statements on Trafficking Victim Ignite Outrage in China
Conflicting government rhetoric failed to abate a snowballing outcry on the Chinese internet about a mentally-ill mother of eight shackled in a hut for twenty-some years. Days before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, a video of a woman living in spine-chilling conditions appeared almost ubiquitously on the newsfeed of Chinese internet users. The…
Los Angeles Prepares to Fight Human Trafficking at Super Bowl
February 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Advocates and hospitality agencies are on high alert as the Super Bowl on Feb. 13 is expected to make human trafficking worse. As the big game arrives at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is partnering with It’s a Penalty—a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending human trafficking in partnership…
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