Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods employed migrant child laborers released from federal custody working in dangerous conditions, according to The New York Times. One of those children, Marcos Cux, a 14-year-old Guatemalan migrant, nearly lost his arm while working at a Perdue plant around Parksley, Virginia, in 2022 when his sleeve got caught on a … Continued
Teachers from two different Texas school districts were arrested on the same day on sex trafficking charges involving children. Gershon Caston, 38, a coach and teacher at Red Oak ISD just outside Dallas, was arrested on July 20 and charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, child trafficking and other charges, according to Dallas County booking … Continued
The California Assembly committee on public safety blocked a bill that would increase the charges for human trafficking. The Golden State lower house committee considered Senate Bill 14, which would make the human trafficking of children a “serious felony.” Serious felony charges under California law currently include murder, rape, and any other crime which may incur the death … Continued
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed legislation to require medical care for infants born alive after botched abortions just months after voters rejected a similar measure on the state ballot. The Infant Safety and Care Act holds that medical professionals must “exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health” of … Continued
Within an hour of Wednesday’s release of an attorney general’s investigation into abuse at the hands of priests in Baltimore’s Catholic archdiocese, the Maryland General Assembly sent a bill to Gov. Wes Moore’s desk to allow more survivors to sue people who sexually abused them. Moore vowed to sign the Child Victims Act (House Bill 1), sponsored … Continued
A four-year investigation of Baltimore’s Catholic archdiocese reveals the scope of 80 years of child sex abuse and torture and how church officials often covered it up and, in some cases, paved the way for further abuse. Among the accounts: A deacon who admitted abusing more than 100 children. A priest who chained and whipped … Continued
A Florida grand jury’s five-month probe into the government’s processing of unaccompanied migrant children is poking a major hole into President Joe Biden’s border narrative, concluding his administration has been “facilitating the forced migration, sale, and abuse of foreign children.” In an interim report released by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, the grand jury raised … Continued
Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 160 people—including a police officer, a Disney employee, and school teachers—throughout central Florida as part of a seven-day multi-agency undercover prostitution investigation that began on Aug. 30, 2022. “The online prostitution industry enables traffickers and allows for the continued victimization of those who are being trafficked,” said Sheriff Grady Judd in a press … Continued
On July 2, we celebrate the 58th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. On July 4 we celebrate Independence Day in America. A few days ago, the United States Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973). Just a few days before, we celebrated Fathers Day and Juneteenth. We are at a moment … Continued
For centuries, Catholics have sought to foster a culture of respect for all human life and contribute to the common good for all people in this country. In our great nation, the Catholic Church is renowned for running hospitals and schools, particularly in the inner-city, but Catholics have also been deeply involved in the provision … Continued
By Dr. Alveda King in Fox News “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” So many people are angry, hurt and confused, especially with the devastation of the COVID pandemic casting a dark shadow. There have been far too many losses. I believe if MLK were here … Continued
The United States should free missionaries in Haiti without ransom, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Sunday, shortly after a U.S. Christian aid organization said a group of its missionaries had been kidnapped in the Caribbean nation. The Illinois Republican told CNN that the United States must find the group and see if it can negotiate their release without … Continued
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