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As part of Lifetimes Ripped From the HeadlinesâEUR series, on Aug. 2, Elizabeth Smart hosted a documentary about her 2002 kidnapping.

HWSU hosts 2nd annual Human Trafficking Symposium

Tim Costello, Reporter October 31, 2023

On Oct. 26, Weber State University’s second annual Human Trafficking Symposium took place in the Shepherd Union Ballrooms from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The featured keynote speakers were Elizabeth Smart,...

The Operation Toussaint documentary film follows Tim Ballard in an undercover mission in Haiti to rescue sex trafficking victims. (Courtesy of Operation Underground Railroad)

Operation Underground Railroad working to take down human trafficking

Ally Nelson November 18, 2020

The human trafficking industry makes roughly $32 billion each year, according to Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes. The Polaris Project, the organization that handles the U.S. National Human Trafficking...

Even when society  wont do anything, awareness to the problems of acceptance to sex work can help (Israel Campa / The Signpost)

The gray world of sex work

Francisco Ruiz October 11, 2019

Kay Walker, the Stop the Hate chair of the WSUSA Diversity and Unity Board, wants Weber students to understand the complexities of sex work. While conservative groups and sensibilities may advocate for...

Clearfield lawmaker wants death penalty for child sex traffickers

February 3, 2015

SALT LAKE CITY — A Clearfield Republican wants convicted child sex traffickers to face the ultimate punishment—the loss of their lives. Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, is pushing to make child sex trafficking...

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