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Greg Russinger's Blog – August 2010 Archive (4)

the Dirty Dozen, polaris project

Hows your state doing?
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Added by Greg Russinger on August 18, 2010 at 5:55pm — No Comments

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Laurel, Maryland (CNN) -- On a late afternoon in early June, undercover police officers circled a one-story highway motel north of Washington. Inside was a 12-year-old girl who told her mother she was

being forced to work as a prostitute.

According to her mother, the girl had started running away from home earlier this year. She found out her daughter was in the sex trade when she saw her in an

adult online classified ad. The girl was advertising herself as…

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Added by Greg Russinger on August 8, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Portland OR and the commitment towards ending underage forced prostitution

Sen. Ron Wyden knows some people doubt Portland's ranking as second in the United States for domestic minor sex trafficking.

Wyden's experience Friday night on a ridealong with Portland police, however,

strengthened his resolve that more needs to be done to reduce the

incidence of people selling themselves for sex on the city streets,

especially females younger than 18…

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Added by Greg Russinger on August 2, 2010 at 12:55pm — No Comments