Victims of human trafficking can feel mistreated in the North Carolina justice system, facing charges for offenses they committed while under the influence of coercion and deception, state policymakers say. A new bill, which passed the N.C. General Assembly on June 15 and is awaiting Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature, could change that. Senate Bill 162,...
A bill to crackdown on sex trade websites is now federal law — but not all anti-trafficking experts back the measure. On Tuesday, April 11, President Trump signed the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, a bill to block the proliferation of modern sex slavery. The law criminalizes “promotion or facilitation of prostitution,” and “reckless disregard...
RALEIGH — Carolina Journal Associate Editor Kari Travis has been named a recipient of the prestigious Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship. The program, which is affiliated with The Fund for American Studies, awards grants to fund a major, year-long investigative journalism project. Travis will divide time reporting for CJ and working on her Novak Fellowship project....
CHARLOTTE — Travis Cook held his hands by his chest. Fists clenched. Arms together. Cassie Wilson bound his wrists in layer after layer of duct tape. About 30 students — women, men, and teenagers — looked on, faces sweating in the muggy air of Urban Revolution Martial Arts, a small taekwondo studio in south Charlotte. “There...
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 740: North Carolina lawmakers and law enforcement agencies are focusing increased attention on the problem of human trafficking. The latest Carolina Journal cover package details those efforts. Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson explains how state legislation approved this year targets trafficking in new ways. Henderson also shares personal stories from trafficking...
North Carolina lawmakers and law enforcement agencies are focusing increased attention on the problem of human trafficking. The latest Carolina Journal cover package details those efforts. Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson explains how state legislation approved this year targets trafficking in new ways. Travis also shares personal stories from trafficking victims. A controversial proposal from Washington, D.C.,...
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses North Carolina’s approach to human trafficking. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
It’s been a decade since Rep. Bill Brawley, R-Mecklenburg, uncovered a sex trafficking ring at a hotel in west Charlotte. What he learned is forever branded in his memory. A new broker with a commercial real estate firm, Brawley was assigned to manage Charlotte Suites. He was shocked to learn the hotel was one of...
It happened so quickly. Joy Anderson was first deceived. Then, she was lured into a prostitution ring. Anderson, one of four adopted children, had a good home life. But she felt like an outsider, a perception she attributes to her dark skin and unique personality. She met her traffickers at age 19, and, as odd as it now sounds, Anderson found a place to belong. “[I was at...
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 735: Some N.C. lawmakers want to step up state efforts to fight human trafficking. Legislation moving through the General Assembly specifically targets sex trafficking. During a recent news conference, a sex trafficking survivor shared her story. Legislators also explained their proposal to help get more of these survivors off...
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