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[–] Lansing-Michigan 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Sylvia Germack,who used to cowrite with Wayne Madsen of waynemadsenreport , has done extensive research on this topic. She said years ago that there was a corridor going from central NC to eastern Tenn. which was heavily into pedophilia. Gastonia is not that far from Vanderbilt(Biltmore) mansion outside Asheville NC , central NC has Ft Bragg and Duke University which have been implicated in mkultra .....many mental hospitals , state prisons and big pharma HQs in central NC.David Koresh , WACO, recruited there from Seventh Day Adventist church.

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[–] ORDOTEMPLIINTERNETIS [S] 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Thank you @Lansing-Michigan for some areas to dig in NC, its history, and the players involved.

Human trafficking continues to be an insidious and widespread problem in North Carolina. The exploitation of people for sex or for labor can happen in a wide range of situations, from illicit massage parlors to farm operations or even well-frequented restaurants.

https://www.wunc.org/post/behind-closed-doors-yet-plain-sight-human-trafficking-north-carolina


man and his mother were sentenced to time in federal prison for a sex trafficking operation that prostituted children.Samuel "Promise" Pratt, of Gastonia, North Carolina, was sentenced to life in federal prison ...

https://www.wyff4.com/article/man-mother-sentenced-for-sex-trafficking-children-in-carolinas/10365881

https://www.wistv.com/story/35978407/nc-man-mother-both-sentenced-on-sex-trafficking-charges-ran-3-state-prostitution-ring/


The Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) announced today that, 84 minors were recovered and 120 traffickers were arrested as part of Operation Cross Country XI

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/charlotte/news/press-releases/federal-and-local-law-enforcement-combat-commercial-child-sex-trafficking


In 2016, 181 cases of human trafficking were reported in North Carolina, landing it among the top 10 states for trafficking in the U.S., the National Human Trafficking Hotline reports.

But that data isn’t close to representing the real numbers, said Lanie George, founder of Redeeming Joy, a Charlotte area home for women who have escaped sex slavery.

Charlotte is the largest known hub for trafficking in the state, given its location near Interstate 77 and I-85 — corridors for trafficking — and its status as a center for sporting events and business conventions. Raleigh and Wilmington, too, are trafficking hot spots, George said.

Calls from North Carolina victims to the hotline have risen nearly 200 percent this year, the N.C. Human Trafficking Commission reported in June.

The Raleigh Police Department’s Rapid Response Team has seen about 1,000 trafficking cases in the Research Triangle over the past few years, Major Rick Hoffman of the Raleigh Police Department said. Victims rarely self-identify out of fear that they will be arrested — or killed by their captors, a study from the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI shows.

http://www.reflector.com/News/2017/07/10/Toll-of-human-trafficking-gains-notice-of-lawmakers-law-enforcement.html


Gastonia police deny help for immigrant victims

By The Charlotte Observer Staff | December 26, 2015 at 6:26 PM EST - Updated July 11 at 2:05 PM

CHARLOTTE, NC (Fred Clasen-Kelly/The Charlotte Observer) - The requests trickle into the Gastonia Police Department. They are from crime victims living in the country illegally who reported wrongdoing to police and cooperated with prosecutors.

Their assistance made them eligible to apply for a U visa, which grants undocumented immigrants the right to stay in the United States for four years and seek permanent residence on humanitarian grounds.

But Gastonia police refuse to process such requests, even though the visa program is widely seen as an effective crime-fighting tool.

Congress created the U visa with bipartisan support in 2000 to encourage undocumented immigrants to report crime to police without fear of deportation. The law requires applicants to obtain a signature from a law enforcement agency verifying they were victims of a serious crime and cooperated with investigators and prosecutors.

Resistance from some law enforcement agencies has prompted debate about whether they are practicing sound public policy or anti-immigration bias.

Gastonia, which has 163 officers, says it doesn't have the manpower to review paperwork and verify whether victims were helpful during investigations in cases that sometimes go back more than a decade.

Victims start by asking a law enforcement agency — a police department, district attorney's office or judge —to sign paperwork confirming they were victims of human trafficking, rape, domestic violence or other serious crimes.

The documents go to the federal government, which conducts background checks and determines whether to issue the visa.

But some crime victims who are eligible will not be considered because local law enforcement offices automatically deny requests, says a recent study by the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law Immigration/Human Rights Policy Clinic.

https://www.wbtv.com/story/30832710/gastonia-police-deny-help-for-immigrant-victims/


NEW: Former Elon University Professor Charged With Sex Trafficking Minors In New York After Girl Found Dead: Police

Sex Trafficking of a Minor Using Force, Fraud, and Coercion and Possession of Child Pornography. According to Investigators, Kiwitt was charged after a girl who was a minor was found dead in an apartment from an apparent drug overdose.

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/peter-kiwitt-child-sex-trafficking-minors-ny/83-2f69086a-18cf-4e8c-98be-bd657edf5e9d