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23 girls and young women stepping into freedom in the Philippines
Efforts in collaboration with law enforcement rescued 23 survivors of sex trafficking, including four minors, and facilitated the arrest of three alleged perpetrators.
After we received a tip that girls and young women were being sold for sex by a pimp in a southern region of the Philippines, agents began collaboration with local law enforcement – our first mission ever in this region.
The operation was the result of months of hard work and case building. We worked alongside police to provide undercover surveillance, intelligence gathering and on-scene support during the raid.
Our social worker collaborated with the Filipino Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) team and assisted in the support of survivors immediately after rescue.
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15 Children Rescued in the Dominican Republic
Agents and police worked 11 cases that resulted in the rescue of 15 girls.
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The girls, each between the ages of 10 and 16, were all victims of sex crimes. Our agents helped gather intel, conduct surveillance and provide operational manpower in each case. After each rescue, we aided with interviews and helped to transport the children to safety.
As a result, police were able to arrest 10 perpetrators.
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5 Boys Rescued in ThailandFive boys were rescued from a local spiritual leader who exploited them online.5 Boys Rescued in Thailand
Five boys were rescued from a local spiritual leader who exploited them online.
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The monk preyed upon innocent children who sought him out for spiritual guidance, victimising them and posting videos of the abuse online. Our OSEC (online sexual exploitation of children) rescue team was instrumental in helping local authorities investigate and arrest the perpetrator.
You can read the full story here: Monk Expelled for Exploiting Children Online
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3 Kids Free from Exploitation in Cambodia
Three Cambodian girls accepted an agent’s offer of freedom.
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The three friends, just 13, 14 and 15 years old, endured endless physical harassment at the hands of bar patrons where they worked. The bar owner allowed customers to accost the children constantly, propositioning them and pressuring them for sex.
When our undercover agent offered them a way out, all three girls accepted! They were enrolled in Freedom Plans to help them begin healing from the exploitation they’ve endured and equip them to remain free in the future.
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59 Rescued from Human Trafficking in Nepal
Over the course of two weeks, border agents stopped traffickers from luring 59 people across the border.
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Traffickers groom or outright deceive their victims into believing that there is something better for them across the border, from high-paying jobs to romance. Over half of this group of survivors met their traffickers online, mostly via social media. 20 of the survivors were children, including two small kids who were travelling with their mother.
All the survivors were reunited with their families.
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Raids Rescue 7 in Thailand
Agents worked with officers to rescue seven children and teens and arrest three traffickers.
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Our agents collaborated with police in three separate cases to rescue the victims. Five girls between 14 and 17 were rescued from sex trafficking, along with an 18-year-old young woman. An 8-year-old boy was also rescued from labour trafficking.
Police took three traffickers into custody and brought the survivors to government shelters to begin healing from the trauma they’ve endured.