Innocence Atlanta -

Pimps Move Their Advertising Elsewhere After Craigslist Gets Rid of Erotic Services Section

saylaa — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:21:14 -0500

Women and children are being sold in newspapers and over the internet. This is not speculation, it is the truth. When online and print services advertise sex for sale, more often than not, they are advertising people who may be held against their will. They are subject to unspeakable conditions and forced to have sex with multiple people a day. They make very little or no money at all and they are afraid to go to authorities for help. read more »

Girls on Our Streets

saylaa — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:25:31 -0500

Girls on Our Streets
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

Jasmine Caldwell was 14 and selling sex on the streets when an opportunity arose to escape her pimp: an undercover policeman picked her up.

The cop could have rescued her from the pimp, who ran a string of 13 girls and took every cent they earned. If the cop had taken Jasmine to a shelter, she could have resumed her education and tried to put her life back in order. read more »

Craigslist Abandons Its Erotic Category

saylaa — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:21:43 -0500

BUSINESS NEWS
Craigslist to End 'Erotic Services' Category
By GEOFFREY A. FOWLER

Online classifieds site Craigslist will remove the "erotic services" category of ads from its U.S. Web site, and create a new adult category that will be manually reviewed by the company's employees.

Craiglist came under pressure to remove the ads after an April killing of a masseuse whose alleged murderer met her through a listing on the site. read more »

What You Don't Know About "Sexting" Can Hurt

saylaa — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:28:50 -0500

New report says images remain on online forever
By Bob Unruh © 2009 WorldNetDaily

A survey shows some 200 of any given group of 1,000 teen girls or young women have sent or posted online nude or semi-nude images of themselves during a time when a wide majority of parents don't even know the term "sexting," and one major magazine now has taken up the cause of alerting them. read more »

Men Charged With Sex Trafficking After Using Craigslist to Traffic A Minor

saylaa — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:50:19 -0500

ATLANTA— A federal grand jury has indicted two people on charges they used the online service Craiglist to lure men to have sex with a 17-year-old girl. read more »

Young Woman Escaped From Sex Trafficking Warns Parents

saylaa — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:59:22 -0500

A 27-year-old woman, who was swept up in the sex trade as a child, is warning parents to watch their children. According to police, sex trade predators are prowling the malls in Houston looking for girls. See Video

Vermont Lawmakers Look To Legalize Teen 'Sexting'

saylaa — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:14:06 -0500

MONTPELIER, Vt. (CBS) ― Text messaging graphic pictures of yourself could soon be legal for teens in Vermont.

Text messaging graphic pictures of yourself could soon be legal for teens in Vermont.

Lawmakers there are considering a bill that would make it legal for teenagers 18 and under to exchange explicit photos and videos of themselves – an act that's come to be known by teens as "sexting." read more »

Smyrna, Ga., Man Indicted for Tricking Children Into Sending Nude Pictures Over the Internet

saylaa — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:15:23 -0500

ATLANTA, April 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael Macaluso III, 37, formerly of Smyrna, Ga., and now of Marietta, Ga., has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of producing, distributing and receiving child pornography, and using a computer to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia David E. Nahmias announced today. read more »

Night of Advocacy at Gainesville College

daniel — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:11:21 -0500

Start: 04/15/2009 - 00:00

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Rock for Justice Benefit

daniel — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:08:29 -0500

Start: 04/01/2009 - 18:30

End: 04/01/2009 - 22:00

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Rock for Justice Benefit With Garrett Moore, Aaron Shust, Meghan Coffee, Trey Rosenkampff, Evan McHugh

Location
Eddie's Attic
515-B N. McDonough St.
Decatur GA 30030 Map

Information
Info: 404-377-4976
Cost: $15; $12 advance