Raids rescue 10 in the Philippines from sex trafficking
Two raids in collaboration with Filipino law enforcement rescued ten people, half of whom were children, from sex trafficking.
Those children were between 15 and 17 years old. Both raids took place on the same day and led to the arrest of two traffickers. To read about another case in the Philippines that led to two arrests in the same day, visit our blog.
Rescue Update Archive
27 rescued in the Dominican Republic
Our collaborations with law enforcement over the summer rescued 21 children and six adults in the Dominican Republic.
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Our agents in the Dominican Republic have been busy! Working in collaboration with law enforcement, our teams were part of 20 operations that rescued 27 people between 8 and 34 years old.
19 perpetrators were arrested in these operations.
To read more about our increased caseload in the area, click here.
14 children rescued from sex trafficking in Asia
14 girls, all between the ages of 13 and 17, were rescued from sexual exploitation.
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Most of these children, who are now safe in one of our Residential Care homes, were forced to sell their bodies just to keep from starving. To learn how we offer freedom in these situations, read here.
Raid in the Philippines Rescues Four; Trafficker Arrested
Four people, three of whom were children, were saved from exploitation during a police raid.
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Those rescued were all between 16 and 19 years old. Our agents, alongside local law enforcement, have become adept at rescuing children in the Philippines. To read about how one successful raid unexpectedly led to another in the same day, click here.
Nine children rescued; 10 suspects arrested
Our agents worked with police on nine cases of child exploitation in the Dominican Republic.
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While most of the cases we helped police with involved sex crimes, two of them involved forced child marriage. To read more about our flourishing partnership with police in the Dominican Republic, visit our blog.