Tag: Sex Trafficking

  • Study Shows Scope of Sex Trafficking in San Diego

    Ami Carpenter, assistant professor at USD’s School of Peace Studies, and Chief Deputy District Attorney Summer Stephan, discuss new research on sex trafficking with Even Edition Host Peggy Pico. By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview here. San Diego law enforcement has long known that sex…

  • The Voice of a Survivor: Rallying to Raise Awareness About Sex Trafficking

    Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice goes to Balboa Park on Jan. 10 to interview  sex trafficking survivors who were raising awareness about the growing problem in San Diego County. | Video Credit: Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice By Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice, a youth videographer working with the Media Arts Center, attended a sex trafficking awareness rally in Balboa…

  • What San Diego Law Enforcement Is Up Against

    By Catherine Green It’s hard out here for a cop — or a health care worker or social service provider, for that matter. Opiate use and mental health calls for service are both up in San Diego County, according to new studies from the San Diego Association of Governments. And data from The Urban Institute…

  • Young Filmmaker Attempts To Tell the ‘Truth’ About Mid-City Sex Workers

    By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview There are academics and law enforcement officials at work studying the statistics of human trafficking and prostitution in San Diego. Just on Wednesday’s KPBS Midday Edition, we heard about a new Urban Institute report that focused on San Diego’s…

  • Study: San Diego Street Gangs Deeply Involved in Commercial Sex Trade

    ) By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Click here to listen to the full Midday Edition interview Gangs running online prostitution, young girls being tricked or trafficked into sex work, and some victims being lured across the border into migrant brothels. Those are some of the areas of the underground commercial sex trade…