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Showing posts with label child sex abuse prevention. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 4, 2019

Trinity Mount Ministries - BLUE CAMPAIGN - Homeland Security - Information & Resources



Identify a Victim


Everyone has a role to play in combating human trafficking. Recognizing the signs of human trafficking is the first step to identifying a victim. Our resources page has materials for a more in-depth human trafficking education and a catalog of materials that can be distributed and displayed in your community.
Do not at any time attempt to confront a suspected trafficker directly or alert a victim to your suspicions. Your safety as well as the victim’s safety is paramount.  Instead, please contact local law enforcement directly or call the tip lines indicated on this page:
  • Call 1-866-DHS-2-ICE (1-866-347-2423) to report suspicious criminal activity to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tip Line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. The Tip Line is accessible outside the United States by calling 802-872-6199.
  • Submit a tip at www.ice.gov/tips.  Highly trained specialists take reports from both the public and law enforcement agencies on more than 400 laws enforced by ICE HSI, including those related to human trafficking.
  • To get help from the National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH), call 1-888-373-7888 or text HELP or INFO to BeFree (233733). The NHTH can help connect victims with service providers in the area and provides training, technical assistance, and other resources. The NHTH is a national, toll-free hotline available to answer calls from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. The NHTH is not a law enforcement or immigration authority and is operated by a nongovernmental organization funded by the Federal government.
By identifying victims and reporting tips, you are doing your part to help law enforcement rescue victims, and you might save a life. Law enforcement can connect victims to services such as medical and mental health care, shelter, job training, and legal assistance that restore their freedom and dignity. The presence or absence of any of the indicators is not necessarily proof of human trafficking. It is up to law enforcement to investigate suspected cases of human trafficking.
Learn more about HSI investigations and the victims HSI has assisted from the ICE Newsroom.

To report suspected human trafficking:
To get help from the National Human Trafficking Hotline:
or text HELP or INFO to
BeFree (233733)

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Sex Sting At Joliet Comfort Inn, Hobart Man Arrested - Defendant looking to have sex with underage girls

This man traveled from Indiana to Joliet trying to hook up with underage girls, police say. (Illinois State Police)

By John Ferak, Patch Staff

JOLIET, IL — The Illinois State Police announced that a 36-year-old man from Hobart, Indiana, is now staying at the Will County Jail after he was arrested on charges of traveling to meet a minor for sex. On Sunday, the Illinois State Police arrested David Michael Adams at the Comfort Inn on Commerce Lane in Joliet.

According to police, Adams "had been chatting with a Zone 3 agent whom he thought was a 38-year-old woman who was going to allow him to engage in sexual acts with her two minor daughters."

On Sunday, at 7:45 a.m., "Adams arrived at the prearranged meeting spot, Comfort Inn, to engage in sex with the minors," Illinois State Police noted.

Instead, Adams was met by the presence of the Illinois State Police; he tried to run, but he didn't get very far, police indicated.

"After a short foot pursuit, Adams was taken into custody," authorities said, adding that he was charged with traveling to meet a minor for sex as well as resisting arrest.


Six years ago, The Times of Northwest Indiana published a crime story in 2013 listing David Adams as being one of three men who were arrested as part of a prostitution sting. That article also published his mugshot and details about the Hobart man's arrest.