Tag: Sex Trafficking
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EDITORIAL: Legal prostitution? A new legislative low
Colorado Democrats have introduced a bill to decriminalize “commercial sexual activity” — i.e., prostitution. And Senate Bill 26-097 isn’t just legalization. It provides no limits on prostitution, solicitation, businesses, patronizing or public displays. That goes far beyond even Nevada, where prostitution is legal but extensively regulated and limited to licensed brothels, with licensed employees. And…
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EDITORIAL: Bring down the hammer on Colorado’s child traffickers
Just as Colorado’s legislature is poised for a new crackdown on child trafficking, a report released this week concludes the repugnant crime “remains near historic levels for the state.” “The ranking is among the highest in the nation for both the number and rate of trafficking offenses and with minors making up the majority of…
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Colorado man sentenced to 84 years for sexual exploitation, trafficking of children
A Colorado man was sentenced to 84 years in federal prison for a slew of charges relating to the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. Austin Lauless, 31, pleaded guilty in September to 13 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, five counts of sex trafficking of a minor, and two counts of advertising child…
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Federal judge allows human trafficking lawsuit to proceed against Colorado Springs hotel operator
A federal judge agreed last week that a lawsuit could proceed against the operator of a Colorado Springs hotel for allegedly violating a 20-year-old human trafficking law. The plaintiff, a woman identified as C.J., alleged she was the victim of sex trafficking at the Days Inn by Wyndham Colorado Springs/Garden of the Gods, located at 4610…
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Federal judge allows human trafficking lawsuit to proceed against Fort Collins motel operator
A federal judge agreed earlier this month that a lawsuit could proceed against the operator of a Fort Collins motel for allegedly violating a 20-year-old human trafficking law. The plaintiff, a transgender woman identified as P.C., alleged she was the victim of sex trafficking at the Motel 6 located at 3900 E. Mulberry Street. She claimed…
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7 arrested in connection to Denver drug, gun and sex trafficking operation
DENVER — Federal prosecutors believe they’ve broken up part of a drug, gun and sex trafficking operation run, for at least a few months, out of a Denver apartment complex and led by notorious Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua. At least a few of the seven arrested in two states this week, federal investigators believe,…
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27 trafficking victims saved in Colorado after crackdown operation
The FBI and local Colorado law enforcement agencies recovered eight children and 19 adult victims of sex trafficking in July as part of Operation Cross Country, a yearly national crackdown, the FBI announced Wednesday. “Human trafficking, and especially sex trafficking for children, is a persistent and particularly destructive threat that causes unthinkable harm to the…