Utah Group Leading Three Year Old Child Sex Traffic Ring

(Newswire.net — August 25, 2015) Hampton, Victoria — Eight people in Utah have been indicted in a federal court for child trafficking. The eight were named in a nine-count indictment alleging sex trafficking of children, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, transportation with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. All the suspects were arrested on the same operation, but the indictment has the suspects working separately from the others. The case itself involved one adult victim and two minor victims.  According to the indictments, some of the sex trafficking incidents date back to 2012. Some of the victims were transported to parts of Idaho to engage in prostitution.

According to KSL.com, if convicted, each defendant charged with child sex trafficking faces a 10-year mandatory-minimum sentence with potential to be sentenced to up to life in federal prison. Transporting a minor for prostitution carries the same potential sentence. Those charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking could also be sentenced up to life in federal prison.

“Over here in Australia as a detective, I’ve seen stuff, a lot of bad stuff,” says Glen Hulley, public face of Project Karma a group dedicated to eliminating the sex trafficking of children in Southeast Asia. “But over there the nature of the countries and level of corruption and police resources are just woeful. There is little or no child protection and offenders can often bribe their way out of the investigation before it reaches court.”

“We will work together to create quality evidence for police to arrest these people. We have a system in place to take care of those things here in Australia – doing things to minimise crime and dealing with the aftermath but over in Asia, there is simply no system. Offenders can pay their way out of trouble and most victims don’t report crime because they know the police won’t do anything unless they pay money,” explains Hulley.

It seems like sex trafficking is the one crime around the world that no one can seem to escape. And without proper consequences in areas such as Southeast Asia, sex trafficking is more dangerous than ever. In order to completely eradicate it, the offenders must be given consequences for their actions.

It may seem completely impossible to completely save the world from the dangers of sex trafficking. Through the use of investigation methods, intelligence gathering, evidence preservation and integrity, case management, informer management, local police, government and NGO liaison, and fundraising and sustainable operation methods Hulley’s company http://www.projectkarma.org.au/ is attempting to stamp out sex trafficking in Southeast Asia for good. “By donating to my cause, you are enabling me to make a significant impact on the safety and well-being of children across some of the most high-risk areas of the world,” says Hulley.

By taking action against these offenders, thousands of children can be saved across Asia. Before long sex trafficking will become a thing of the past.

“We will work together to create quality evidence for police to arrest these people,” promises Hulley.

 

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