Law targeting drug-related criminal activity passes City Council, City Council News Releases, September 17, 2024
A bill passed Seattle City Council that would hold buyers and traffickers accountable for the violence and trauma they perpetrate on our community and individuals making it a misdemeanor to “Promote Loitering for the Purpose of Prostitution” and provide intervention through prefiling diversion for the victims of human trafficking.
Although this bill has passed which is not perfect or a fix all to an extremely nuanced problem, I stood in support of this bill. I worked to amend portions of the bill along with anti-trafficking leaders in my community.
Now it is time to hold Seattle City Council accountable in Budget season to fund much needed services.
There is no place in my community or anywhere for that matter for human trafficking to claim the lives of our most vulnerable.
WASE Forward
StrongerTogether
2024
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- Lawsuits charging WA hotels for facilitating sex trafficking, MyNorthwest, Aug 20, 2024
- Should we legalize the sex trade like we did marijuana? Emphatically, no, The Seattle Times, June 7, 2024
- Bellevue police arrest sex trafficking suspect, FOX 13, May 8, 2024
- Survivor talks about what human trafficking really looks like in Washington state, KING 5, April 26, 2024
- Multiple victims of human trafficking rescued, KIRO 7, April 23, 2024
- Three King County Motel 6 locations facing federal sex trafficking lawsuit, KIRO 7, April 18, 2024
- Trafficking survivors propose bill to create first-of-its-kind services for others, KiNG 5, March 15, 2024
- Most WA courts aren’t requiring mandatory fees from convicted sex buyers, The Seattle Times, March 8, 2024
- Child sex trafficking survivor says update of WA laws will help prevent stories like hers, Washington State Standard, March 5, 2024
- Man arrested for sex trafficking underage girls on Aurora Ave who he met online, KOMO News, February 9th, 2024
- Man accused of sex trafficking is arrested near area hotel, Olympia police say, The Olympian, February 6, 2024
2023
- Why convictions lag compared to sex trafficking reports in the PNW, Cascade PBS, December 8, 2023
- Why Sex Trafficking persists on Aurora, Seattle Met, May 31, 2023
- Inslee signs bill to create support programs for survivors of adult sex traffickingKEPR. May 9, 2023
- Gov. Inslee signs bill to help survivors of sex trafficking in WA, Crosscut. May 9, 2023
- New Washington Bill Created by and for Adult Survivors of Human Trafficking Passes the Legislature and Receives Governor’s Signature, Press Release. May 4, 2023
- Democrats Kill Bill to Legalize Alcohol in Strip Clubs, The Stranger. March 30, 2023
- Trafficking survivors propose bill to create first-of-its-kind services for other survivors, KTVB 7. March16, 2023
- Trafficking survivors propose bill to create first-of-its-kind services for other survivors, KING 5. March 16, 2023
- Service providers, survivors say human trafficking underreported in Clark County, The Columbian. March 8, 2023
- Senate passes high school senior’s bill requiring education on sex trafficking, KING 5. March 2, 2023
- 9 sex trafficking victims rescued near Sea-Tac, lawmakers want more services for survivors, KING 5. February 24, 2023
- WA cannot neglect sex trafficking victims, The Seattle Times. February 16, 2023
- Organizations continue to push for sex trafficking awareness, KIRO 7, January 28, 2023
- 360 Coverage: Nonprofit works to combat epidemic of human trafficking, KHQ NBC, Spokane. January 18, 2023
2022
- WASE Forward recognized by Seattle HRC, Seattle Gay News. December 23, 2022
- A New Coalition to Prevent Human Trafficking Receives 2022 Seattle Human Rights Commission Award, December 15, 2022
- City of Seattle and the UW Center for Human Rights present: Human Rights Day 2022, December 6, 2022
- Sex crimes: ‘A big step backward’, The Seattle Times. June 17, 2022
- Convicted sex offender arrested for soliciting a minor in Bellevue, KIRO 7. March 10, 2022
- Man accused of sexually abusing Seattle teens had evaded jail despite repeat offenses, KOMO News. February 25, 2022
- Burien man accused of raping 13-year-old, trying to pimp her out on Seattle’s Aurora Avenue North, The Seattle Times. February 8, 2022
2021
- A Historic Step Toward Equality: Spain’s Prime Minister Vows To Abolish Prostitution, Women’s eNews. December 8, 2021
- Why sex trafficking is especially high in Seattle, KING 5. November 4, 2021
- Parents, pay attention — Backpage is out, sugaring is in, My NorthWest. May 15, 2021
2020
- Kirkland man found guilty of promoting prostitution in Eastside sex trafficking ring, Kirkland Reporter. July 1, 2020
2019
- Jobs must be part of the solution to human trafficking, The Hill. January 12, 2019
- Bellevue Police Department detectives arrested 12 men as part of an undercover prostitution sting, Q13 Fox. November 13, 2019
- A Blind Eye, NW Lawyer Magazine. May 12, 2019
2016
- Prostitution Is Not Just Another Job, HuffPost. March 29, 2016
- A closer look at King County’s groundbreaking efforts to fight sex trafficking, The Seattle Times. March 10, 2016
- Large prostitution ring, Bellevue brothels shut down, The Seattle Times. January 7, 2016
2014
- King County Flips the Script on Prostitution, Targeting Buyers Instead of Sex Workers, KPLU. October 15, 2014