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STATEMENT: Movie “Show Dogs” Grooms Children for Sex Abuse
Statement by Dawn Hawkins, Executive Director of NCOSE Washington, DC – The movie “Show Dogs”—currently in theaters—is a children’s movie about a detective dog who goes undercover at a dog show which also has a story arc normalizing unwanted genital touching to its child audience. “The movie Show Dogs sends a troubling message that grooms […]
Top Videogame Company Steam Removing Sexually Graphic Content
Statement by Dawn Hawkins, Executive Director of NCOSE Washington DC – According to Gadgets 360, Steam, one of the largest distributors of online games, has contacted several videogame developers asking them to remove sexually graphic content in their games on Steam or face delisting. This sudden action by Steam, owned by Valve, comes after a two […]
STATEMENT: Amazon Halts Sale of Child Sex Dolls
Press Statement Dawn Hawkins, Sr. Vice President, NCOSE Washington DC – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation applauds Amazon today for removing the anatomically correct child sex dolls that have been for sale on its website. The sale of such dolls and similar material has earned Amazon a spot on the National Center’s Dirty […]
2018 Dirty Dozen: Amazon
Backpage CEO Guilty Plea Portend End to U.S. Sex Trafficking
Statement by Patrick A. Trueman, President & CEO NCOSE Washington, DC – A guilty plea revealed by multiple news sources of Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer portends an end to sex trafficking as we know it in America. The U. S. Department of Justice has finally struck at the heart of the world of sex trafficking, […]
2018 Dirty Dozen: Backpage.com
STATEMENT: Abolitionists Applaud Presidential Signing of FOSTA-SESTA, Provide Resources for Those Currently in the Sex Trade
Statement by Dawn Hawkins, Executive Director of NCOSE Washington, DC – Tuesday, President Trump signed H.R. 1865, FOSTA-SESTA, into law. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation welcomes this new legislation. “Finally, immunity for those engaged in online sex slavery is over,” said Dawn Hawkins, Executive Director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. “Before FOSTA-SESTA, […]
Press Conference On Government Seizure and Shutdown of Backpage.com
Press conference and rally regarding the shutdown of Backpage at the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Summit. Survivors, Advocates Celebrate Watershed Moment as Backpage.com is Seized by the Department of Justice Online Press Conference at the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation (CESE) Summit After years of advocacy by survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and […]
2018 Dirty Dozen: Backpage.com
Press Statement: Walmart to Remove Cosmopolitan Magazine from Checkout Lines Following Advocacy by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation
Washington, DC – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has instigated a significant policy change at Walmart as part of our continued work to change corporate policies that facilitate sexual exploitation. After collaborative dialogue with NCOSE, Walmart will remove Cosmopolitan magazine from checkout lines at 5,000 stores across the country. Protecting minors from the […]
Press Statement: Senate Passes SESTA, Websites Move Swiftly to Shutter Prostitution Ads
Washington, DC – Within 48 hours of the U.S. Senate’s passage of legislation combating online sex trafficking, several websites have shuttered their prostitution ads. The historic legislation passed the Senate in a landslide 97-2 vote on Wednesday. H.R. 1865 was a legislative package that combined the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner, […]
Press Statement: Historic Victory in the Fight to End Online Sex Trafficking
Washington, DC – The Senate today passed FOSTA-SESTA by a vote of 97-2. The legislative package included H.R. 1865 the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner, and an amendment sponsored by Rep. Mimi Walters which incorporated the vital reforms contained in S. 1693 the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA), sponsored […]
Press Statement: Senate Must Pass Clean FOSTA-SESTA
Washington, DC – The Senate is expected to vote early next week on H.R. 1865—legislation known as FOSTA-SESTA. This legislation restores civil rights of action to victims of sex trafficking and empowers states Attorneys General to prosecute the corporate entities and websites that facilitate online sex trafficking. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation calls on […]
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