STATEMENT – Maine Passes Tough New Anti-Trafficking Law
June 16, 2021
Steep Fines for Sex Buyers who Commit a New Crime: Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Steep Fines for Sex Buyers who Commit a New Crime: Commercial Sexual Exploitation
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is grateful that survivors have received a measure of justice with the 20-year prison sentence given to the former GirlsDoPorn Producer Andre Garcia yesterday for sex trafficking.
Recently, the international child welfare agency UNICEF published its April 2021 report “Digital Age Assurance Tools and Children’s Rights Online across the Globe” which caused widespread concern amongst child safety experts and advocates for statements that appeared to minimize the harm of childhood pornography exposure.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation Law Center (NCOSE), The Haba Law Firm, and The Matiasic Firm is asking the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to deny Twitter’s Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit, John Doe #1 and John Doe #2 v. Twitter, Inc., filed by two survivors of child sexual abuse who were trafficked and exploited on the social media platform.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is recognizing Comcast/Xfinity with its Dignity Defense Alert for removing all content owned by Pornhub’s parent company, MindGeek, from its cable systems.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) supports the efforts of Canada’s MP Arnold Viersen to hold the pornography industry accountable by enacting stringent age and consent verification standards.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is mourning the passing of Gary Wilson, author and researcher whose work passionately shined light on public health harms of pornography.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), along with over 700 survivors and advocates from around the world, over 375 of which are U.S.-based, have called on U.S. Congressional leaders to open a criminal investigation into Pornhub’s parent company, MindGeek, and other similarly-structured pornography tube sites.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has joined other child safety advocates in calling on Facebook to cancel plans to introduce Instagram for children under age 13.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is calling attention to a new survey of more than 22,000 UK women which found 51% reported being “woken up to their male partner having sex with them or performing sex acts on them whilst they are asleep.”
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) warned that Louisiana House Bill 67 would decriminalize exploiters—sex buyers, pimps/traffickers, and brothel owners—and thereby fuel exploitation and sex trafficking of vulnerable populations.
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), has recognized Soma Sara, founder of Everyone’s Invited, in its monthly Dignity Defense Alert, for shedding light on the scope and impact of rape culture, with the ultimate goal of eradicating it.
