Over the last year or so, some of my most thrilling experiences stem from knowing that, in some way, my volunteer efforts with Just Ask Prevention have benefited others. But this probably doesn’t come as too much of a surprise. After all, don’t we volunteer because we want to help people? If not to help others, why else would we …
Human trafficking is one of the largest and fastest-growing crime enterprises in the world. In 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice reported sex trafficking was the second-largest crime industry, with children identified as the victims in nearly half of sex trafficking cases. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) received more than 23,500 reports in 2019 alone of …
All she desired was companionship. Instead, she found herself locked in a cruel cycle of sexual exploitation. Shockingly enough, the one who put her there was someone who had professed to love and care for her. With one click of a button, one swipe, Chelsie Lancaster found herself in an unlikely situation. She was selling her body for money at the …
The U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons released an annual report known as the Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). The purpose of this document is to address, educate, and potentially solve human trafficking issues. Each year when the report is released, we at Just Ask take time to look over it to see the progress …
An Update on Trafficking on a Global Scale Each year, the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons releases the Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). The purpose of this document is to address, educate, and potentially solve human trafficking issues. Each time the report is released, we at Just Ask take time to look over it …
Introduction to the 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report The U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons releases an annual report known as the Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). The purpose of this document is to address, educate, and potentially solve human trafficking issues. Each time the report is released, we at Just Ask take time to …
The story has been splashed everywhere by media outlets across the globe: “Ghislaine Maxwell in Custody.” “Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested.” Someone who hadn’t followed the reports or seen the documentaries would see news articles begin by describing her: attractive, well-educated, personable, wealthy, well-connected. It seems she had it all, and yet she will be in prison without bail until her trial …
On this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, as organizations, governments, and individuals all over the world pause to rededicate themselves to their anti-trafficking goals, it is important that we listen to the stories of survivors and let them guide us in our work. To this end, we invite you to learn more about the life of an extraordinary trafficking …
In late April 2020, officers with the Fairfax County Police Department arrested 30 men aged between 20 and 74 years old and charged them with a total of 68 felony charges ranging from solicitation of a minor to attempted indecent liberties of a minor, to soliciting a minor for prostitution. It was a major bust of alleged sex predators who …
On June 5, 2018, then 17-year-old Chrystul Kizer was arrested and put in jail. She is accused of murdering her trafficker, Randall P. Volar III, setting his house on fire, and stealing his car. Prior to that day, Chrystul had been abused and sold for sex by her trafficker for two years. Police detained Volar several times during the period …
