Protect Young Eyes

Perfect books to read to children to explain what to do when they are exposed to pictures that are bad for them. Average age children are exposed to porn is age 8. Parents can protect their own devices, but children need to know how to handle it when they are at someone else’s home. Culture Proof your Kid! Appropriate for (Young Minds) ages 5-7 and (Young Kids) ages 8-11. Both books have all five star reviews on Amazon.

"Net Nanny" in Kitsap Results in 20 Arrested

BREMERTON —20 men arrested within the last week as part of an online sting in Kitsap County.

As part of “Operation Net Nanny,” undercover detectives place online ads or answer them posing as someone else. In one case detectives posed as a fictitious 13-year-old boy seeking sex. In another, it was a fictitious mother looking for a man to have sex with her children. When the men seeking sex with children show up at the pre-arranged location they are arrested. 

Matthews made plans on Friday to have sex with a 13-year-old girl and was arrested when he went to the prearranged meeting place. He was charged in Kitsap County Superior Court with attempted second-degree rape of a child. 

Also arrested as part of the sting was Boyd L. Carter, 41, of Silverdale, a Bremerton High School PTA officer who was charged with attempted second-degree rape of a child and communication with a minor for immoral purposes.  (Kitsap Sun, Oct. 17, 2017) Read full article here.

Seven Gang Members Charged with Sex Trafficking

TACOMA, Wash. -- Seven members of a street gang have been charged with trafficking minors for sex. They were forced to engage in prostitution in Tacoma, Lakewood, Olympia, Lacey and Bellingham, officials said.

Detectives said the girls were solicited at up to $200 each time that equals $2,000 a night. Police say the girls see little of that. Investigators say they found 15 victims ages 13-27.

Law enforcement says all are members of the Tillicum Park Gangsters. Bail for each was set at $1 million.

The FBI and local law enforcement say some gangs are changing their tactics away from drug selling and 'to' human trafficking. (KOMONEWS.com, Oct. 3, 2017)

Flight Attendant Saves Teen from Trafficking

This Flight Attendant Shares How She Saved A Teenage Girl From Human Trafficking

"She wrote back on the note: 'I need help.'"

Click here for the whole story.

New Evidence on Backpage

“Backpage has always claimed it doesn’t control sex-related ads. A contractor for the controversial classifieds website Backpage.com has been aggressively soliciting and creating sex-related ads, despite Backpage’s repeated insistence that it had no role in the content of ads posted on its site, according to a trove of newly discovered documents.” Washington Post  Whole article here.

Backpage has avoided prosecution for listings advertising children for sex because of an FCC regulation that makes websites like Facebook and Backpage not liable for what people post on their site.

Do you need some help to protect your children with the internet?

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Man sentenced to more than 7 years for online sex crimes

‘PORT ORCHARD — A 26-year-old man who pleaded guilty in Kitsap County Superior Court to using Skype to watch women sexually assault young girls as he watched and directed them from his laptop was sentenced to more than seven years in prison… Investigators estimated one of the girls was 8 to 10 years old; the other about 1, according to court documents.’ Read the full article here. (Kitsap Sun, May 9, 2017)

Petition for Women's Privacy

Restore privacy back into our women’s bathrooms and lockers in Washington. There is case after case of males entering bathrooms and showers to harm girls and women. We would ask you to sign the petition to place I-1552 on the ballot. For additional information, including where to go to sign the petition, please go to www.justwantprivacy.org. Thanks.

Freedom13 Honored by Circle of Friends

At the Circle of Friends Ninth Anniversary Celebration, Freedom13 was honored for its work fighting Child Trafficking locally. Also honored were Vicki Collins and Harriette Bryant founders of OurGems (above).

Stopping the Sex Trade, One Buyer at a Time

"SARASOTA, Fla.– Across the country, more than 1,000 towns and counties are stepping up tactics to deter men who buy sex. They include seizing vehicles, community service, "john" school, license suspension, public shaming and reverse stings. Research shows that strategies like the reverse stings can reduce prostitution in a city by as much as 75 percent." (CBN News, 2/27/2017) Click here for the full story.

Backpage.com Closes its Adult Ads Section

The closing of backpage.com, the online service advertising minors for sex, you would think would be a time to celebrate but no. According to The Huffington Post, “ Backpage had already simply moved prostitution ads over to its dating site, using terms like “Young” and “Fresh.” As if no one would notice.” (The Huffington Post January 11, 2017)