Silvio Berlusconi was 'bunga bunga' ringmaster, says court document , Man charged with murder, Lambeth 'slaves' rescue: The shocking and distressing cases of modern day slavery

Silvio Berlusconi was 'bunga bunga' ringmaster, says court document  Document explaining reasons behind Italian ex-PM's conviction says there is proof he had sexual relations with 17-year-old Reuters in Milan     theguardian.com, Thursday 21 November 2013

Silvio Berlusconi was 'bunga bunga' ringmaster, says court document Document explaining reasons behind Italian ex-PM's conviction says there is proof he had sexual relations with 17-year-old
Silvio Berlusconi was the ringmaster of "bunga bunga" sex parties at his luxurious villa near Milan, giving the go-ahead for young women to perform pole dances and stripteases, according to a court document.

The former Italian prime minister, who faces potential expulsion from his Senate seat next week after receiving a final conviction for tax fraud in a separate case, was handed a seven-year jail sentence in June for abuse of office and paying for sex with a minor during the parties.

In a document released on Thursday explaining the reasons behind the conviction, the court said there was sufficient proof that the 77-year-old had sexual relations with the former nightclub dancer Karima el-Mahroug, who was 17 at the time, in exchange for money and jewellery.
It said Berlusconi directed women to perform and dance erotically during the parties.

"It is proven that the director of the young women's sexual performances was Berlusconi himself," the court said.
Berlusconi has described the evenings as "elegant dinners" and is appealing against the verdict. He will not have to serve any jail time for the conviction unless it is upheld after two appeals....

Evidence also shows Berlusconi was aware that Mahroug, also known by her stage name Ruby the Heartstealer, was under 18 at the time, below the legal age limit for prostitution in Italy, the court found....
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/21/silvio-berlusconi-bunga-bunga-ringmaster-court-document


Man charged with murder after body found in Lancaster woods Jonathan McFadden Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013    Missing man's body found near brother's home
LANCASTER

A Lancaster man with "Satan" tattooed over his right eye and a criminal history of assault and burglary is accused of killing a father who had been missing for more than a month, and then hiding his body in woods 20 feet away from the dead man's brother's house, deputies said on Friday. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/11/23/4488064/arrest-made-in-lancaster-homicide.html


Lambeth 'slaves' rescue: The shocking and distressing cases of modern day slavery  By Anthony Bond 21 Nov 2013

Three women were rescued from a London home after allegedly being held as slaves - it is one of a number of shocking cases in recent years
Horrific news emerged today that three "traumatised" women were believed to have been imprisoned in a London home for more than 30 years.

Detectives this morning arrested a man and a woman, both aged 67, as part of an investigation into slavery and domestic servitude.
The Metropolitan Police said it had "never seen anything of this magnitude before".
However, in recent years, there have been a number of shocking cases of slavery and people being held captive.... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lambeth-slaves-rescue-10-shocking-2830139

Child Welfare Response to Child Trafficking 293,000 young people may be at risk

"... an estimated 293,000 young people who may be at risk for being trafficked specifically for the sex trade."

"Global estimates suggest there are upwards of 27 million people in slavery around the world"

Child Welfare Response to Child Trafficking
By James R. Marsh on June 1, 2011

Human trafficking is arguably one of the most disturbing human rights abuses of our time. The United States Department of Justice has estimated that between 14,500 and 17,500 foreign men, women, and children are trafficked into the United States each year.

While estimates indicate that thousands of child trafficking victims exist in the United States, very few have been identified and recovered. Between 2001 and 2009, only 212 foreign minors were successfully recognized by U.S. authorities as victims of trafficking.

Human trafficking is a relatively new issue and emerging area of knowledge for most social service, legal, and law enforcement professionals. It was only in 2000 that the first federal anti-trafficking statute, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), was enacted.
http://www.childlaw.us/2011/06/child-welfare-response-to-chil.html


Building Child Welfare Response to Child Trafficking
Center for the Human Rights for Children, Loyola University Chicago

International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA)....
Human trafficking is arguably one of the most disturbing human rights abuses of our time. The United States Department of Justice has estimated that between 14,500 and 17,500 foreign men, women, and children are trafficked into the United States each year.1

These estimates, however, do not include U.S. citizens who have been trafficked, including an estimated 293,000 young people who may be at risk for being trafficked specifically for the sex trade.2

Women and children may comprise as much as eighty percent of the total number of victims of human trafficking.3

These unprotected young children and adolescents are forced into prostitution, domestic servitude, restaurant work, and other types of exploitative labor, or simply find ways to survive on the street....

Global estimates suggest there are upwards of 27 million people in slavery around the world....

16,000 women and girls are commercially sexually exploited
in the metropolitan Chicago area, with an average age of 12 years old at entry. Over 60% enter prostitution before the age of 18.
http://www.luc.edu/chrc/pdfs/BCWRHandbook2011.pdf