Bradenton Sargent used police database to solicit sex on duty from women.

The FBI is investigating a Florida police sergeant who is accused of using his department’s database to find women who he would then harass for dates, while both on and off duty. “This behavior may have been going on for years, stretching as far back as 2012,” the Police Chief said, according to the Washington Post article that reported it.

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Seattle Police “Rescue” 26 Sex Workers. But Did They Want to Be Rescued?

The Seattle Police Department, along with the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, say they arrested five people and “rescued 26 victims of sex trafficking” earlier this month during raids of nearly a dozen businesses in the Chinatown-International and Beacon Hill districts. The Seattle Times broke the story last Friday, reporting that the owners of these so-called “massage parlors” were

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Call To Action: Oppose Senate Bill 540

We are calling on members to contact Florida Senators and encourage them to OPPOSE SENATE BILL 540. SB 540 was introduced by Senator Lauren Book and is dubbed the “Human Trafficking Bill”. Among recent changes to the bill is the creation of a “Soliciting for Prostitution Registry”. As SWOP Behind Bars (an organization that provides resources to incarcerated sex workers)

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