Human trafficking awarenessBreaking the chain in ToledoUpdated: Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012, 7:52 PM ESTPublished : Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012, 3:45 PM ESTBy Katie Thompson, FOX Toledo News reporterSYLVANIA, Ohio (WUPW) – The Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania hosted an event Wednesday to teach people how to respond to victims and try to break the [...]

But that source of income ended four years ago, Mr. Struve said, when the city condemned the living spaces. Despite the club’s exterior renovation in 2004, the apartments were considered not up to building codes in 2007. Without enough funds to refurbish the apartments, the club has relied on membership fees and renting out the [...]

… In many ways, for Pheu Thai voters, Thaksin is symbolic of the lack of democracy and fairness,” commented Kevin Hewison, professor of Asian studies at the University of North Carolina. “More than that, the vote is about having a voice that is heard. If you could yell into the ballot box, this is that [...]

And in his quest to win a parliament seat in elections Sunday, the 49-year-old one-time massage parlor king is betting a public tired of divisive, hypocritical leaders will agree.…Prostitution is illegal in Thailand but rarely prosecuted. Chuvit’s massage parlors were thinly disguised brothels, and he doesn’t see anything wrong with them – except the payoffs [...]

… Public official says sex wasn’t a bribe, it was a gift: Edward Karkowski, an Australian building inspector,  didn’t feel the need to report the Oriana Bath House for illegally offering sexual services. As a faithful patron who regularly received free meals, sex, and massages, he found the bath house operating entirely up to code. [...]

A Monroe County man who once operated a prostitution ring out of a massage parlor in the Lehigh Valley is facing theft charges for allegedly taking $4,280 for home remodeling work never started in the Poconos.The Monroe County district attorney’s office charged Dallas R. Vavra, 58, Pocono Lake, with two counts each of theft and [...]

The crime would apply to people who “recruit, lure, entice, solicit, isolate, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, or maintain” a person, or attempt to do so, with the knowledge or reason to believe that the victim will be subjected to “involuntary servitude,” prostitution, or pornography.Sen. Tim Grendell (R., Chesterland), chairman of the Senate Judiciary-Criminal Justice Committee, [...]

NORTH AMERICATexas: Justice Department recognizes Houston as one of the major routes for traffickers. According to the report, many spas, massage parlors, modeling studio, etc. open 24 hours for sexual exploitation. Victims are from Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand brought to Houston. Canada: A group of women get together to assist human trafficking victims in Ontario. Naomi [...]

One might expect that two-mile stretch to be a haven for adult establishments — liquor stores, pawnshops, topless bars and massage parlors — but the road is instead lined with a series of family-friendly businesses. There is a 4-H fairgrounds; churches; a preschool; the usual McDonald’s and Burger King presence; chain hotels such as Holiday [...]

Parlor Gives Massages To Help Fight Breast CancerVegas’ Massage Envy Offering Discounted MassagesPOSTED: 3:26 pm PDT September 15, 2009UPDATED: 5:08 pm PDT September 15, 2009LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas Valley massage parlor is taking a hands-on approach to giving back and fighting breast cancer.Massage Envy is hosting Massage for the Cure. All [...]