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Child Abuse
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Australian Arrested in Philippines for Abusing School Children
Michael Refalo, a 61-year-old Australian national, is now behind bars, arrested on two charges of human trafficking by Philippine authorities. The arrest on the 13th of May, follows an extensive investigation which uncovered the abuse and exploitation of 14 girls, including 10 suspected minors, over the last three to four years. -
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New Study Finds Significant Decrease in Children in Cambodia’s Commercial Sex Industry
A new prevalence study conducted by International Justice Mission (IJM) reveals that Cambodia—once ground zero for the unrestrained commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC)—has experienced a significant decrease in the prevalence of minors available in commercial sex establishments in three of the largest commercial sex markets in the nation. -
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Mumbai Priest Arrested in Occultist Ritual Admits to Exploiting Nearly Two Dozen Girls
He was a baba, a Hindu priest who had been sexually exploiting young girls. He claimed he had the ability to embody a djinn, a spirit, who would make money rain down on a virgins family if the spirit was sexually satisfied. -
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Strong Sentencing for Bolivian Uncle Indicates Crackdown on Family Abuse
After two years of relentless effort by the IJM team, a Bolivian man has been sentenced to 22.5 years for abusing his 7-year-old niece. Throughout the legal process, the family faced multiple roadblocks, including threats to their safety and an uphill battle in the Bolivian justice system. -
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IJM Training Exercise Leads to Rescue of Underage Girls
Four girls are now safe from being exploited in the local commercial sex trade, rescued by police only hours after an IJM training session. During the workshop on May 4, officers from the Philippine National Police discussed three rescue operations from earlier this year in which 26 victims were rescued from sex trafficking. -
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Life Sentencing for American Expat Sends Strong Message to Sex Offenders Overseas
An American expat will spend the rest of his life behind bars for child sexual abuse crimes committed in the Philippines. A Los Angeles federal court handed down the life imprisonment sentence on Monday, May 18, following a lengthy, eight-year battle in the courts to prosecute Stanley Reczko under the PROTECT Act. -
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10 Boys Free from Slavery on Ghana's Lake Volta
ACCRA, GHANA – Ten boys who were trapped in slavery on Ghanas Lake Volta are now free. On Friday, March 20, IJM embarked on our first-ever operation in the region and, working side-by-side with Ghanaian authorities, brought boys as young as 5 to safety. -
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Child Abuse Perpetrator Simon Harris Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison
Justice has been served in a child abuse case that affected a large number of Kenyan children. In December, we posted about the guilty verdict in the case of Simon Harris, a British charity director who abused numerous Kenyan street children over an 18-year period.