Questions or comments?

mrsimonsen@yahoo.com

VIRGINIA TECH STUDENT, MORGAN DANA HARRINGTON DISAPPEARS AT METALLICA SHOW

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Police are looking for a Virginia Tech student who got separated from her friends at a Metallica concert Saturday and hasn't been seen since.

Police are looking for 20-year-old Morgan Dana Harrington, who was last seen near the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Her parents say they talk to her every day and her disappearance is very out of character.

Mom Gil Harrington said at a news conference Monday that she and her husband need to know where their daughter is and get her home safe as soon as possible.

Police say Harrington was wearing a black T-shirt with "Pantera" across the front in tan letters, a black mini skirt, black tights and black knee-high boots.

She has long blonde hair, blue eyes, is 5-foot-6 and weighs about 120 pounds.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the University of Virginia Police Department at 434-924-7166; the Virginia State Police at 434-352-3435, or contact authorities by e-mail at bci-appomattox@vsp.virginia.gov.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iPgfeOm2b2SUwCGU9W2K4bsJC9mAD9BETVGO5

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! MY DAD VS. ROMAN POLANSKI

I love my father dearly, but he's never been one to openly care about crime or anything socially related unless it directly affects him. I've been crime writing for over four years, and I know he's proud of what I'm doing, but I know he's not really interested.

That's cool. It's not "his thing". I respect that.

However, a couple weeks ago I was published in an interview with the "Human Trafficking Project" in regards to U.S. domestic human/sex trafficking.

I specifically stated in the interview:

"I went to law school for a year with dreams of becoming a prosecutor in sex crimes. I am a victim of rape and I wanted to help others by putting sex offenders away...Soon after I started my blog, I began following the Natalee Holloway case. I felt connected with her personally due to the fact she was sexually assaulted and hadn’t received any justice for her assault and murder."

A week later I spoke to my dad on the phone and asked him if he had read my interview. He paused and stated, "Yes."

The line sounded dead. I heard nothing.

I asked, "Well....what did you think?"

He paused again and said, "Well, I was surprised to read some things you mentioned about yourself..." And he stopped abruptly.

I was in shock because I hadn't realized he never knew about my own victimizations. Sometimes it seems as though perfect strangers know more about my life and what I've endured than my own family. He had to read about it on a blog.

It was totally thoughtless of me...it just didn't register that I've never talked to him about my personal life. Especially something like that. No father wants to hear that his daughter was twice raped and sexually assaulted by many others since the age of 14.

That was the day I crushed my father. I felt horrible. I am his first born, his favorite, his "pride and joy". What was I to him now?

Someone like my father, who is a "revenge" type of person, never knew about these things...it must have killed him that he is powerless to do anything now.

Instead of talking about it, I pour out my emotions in a journal, and put the abuse away deep in my closet. I've never actually healed.

My "healing" has been my fight and vengeance and justice for other victims; I never thought about my own justice.

To this day, I keep it locked away, but some of it slipped in that interview.

Next thing I know, my dad is SUDDENLY interested in the Roman Polanski child rape case. I never felt like writing about Polanski because I feel his story is over-saturated in the media; and since he is a celebrity, I'm sure he will get out of it.

My dad proceeds to write the following emails that just BLEW ME AWAY. Never did he care about this subject before, and never has he used these words in such an angered manner.

That day he sent those emails to me are my best memories yet.

Thank you dad, I love you.

----Original Message-----

From: DAD
To: mrsimonsen
Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 9:42:30 AM
Subject: justice

Have you written anything about that "Pig" Roman Polanski on your blog?? Read the Grand Jury Testimony March 1977. He settled out of court with the victim for $500,000, however there is no proof that he ever paid one cent. Bring him back, let him spend some time behind bars, about ten yrs, it will never happen!!

Dad

-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle Simonsen
To: DAD
Sent: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 8:48 am
Subject: Re: justice

I'm surprised you have an opinion on this! No, I haven't written anything in my blog about him...the news is over-saturated with him, and I like to focus on less sensational cases.

The woman (girl) doesn't want to testify or press charges after all this time, and without her testimony, they have no case...unless they charge him with fleeing the country and I don't know much about extradition laws, etc. Plus, there is a statute of limitations on sexual assault. There are so many factors in this case that have all the legal talking heads on cable news spinning.

Michelle

-----Original Message-----

From: DAD
To: mrsimonsen
Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 9:55:19 AM
Subject: Re: justice

This is not going away, there will be Justice!! When you read the testimony you will change your mind, when guys like me read what happened to this little girl, we think about our daughter's and what we would have done to this Pig, he was 44 and she was 13, I want Justice!

-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle Simonsen
To: DAD
Sent: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 8:59 am
Subject: Re: justice

WOW...your anger surprises me. I never thought you cared much about that stuff.

I indeed read the testimony of the girl many years ago...I have been familiar with the case for a long time. I never understood why the U.S. and France didn't share extradition for sex offenders.

If he doesn't get justice here, then justice will come in other forms...karma works wonders.

Michelle

-----Original Message-----
From: DAD
To: mrsimonsen
Sent: Fri, October 9, 2009 9:24:37 AM
Subject: Re: Polanski

It's not about the victim this time, I understand her feelings, it's about the law and what is right, justice for all victims were the law has failed, if this was the common man he would have been put away for 20 yrs.

We have to stop looking the other way, this sends the wrong message to our youth, if you have money and fame there are different rules for you. That is not what our country stands for.

Most father's will always protect their daughter's, I don't know anything about the victum's father? Where was he?? All I know is that Polanski would be long dead if it was one of my daughters.

DAD

----Original Message-----
From: Michelle Simonsen
To: DAD
Sent: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 8:59 am
Subject: Re: justice

I TOTALLY AGREE with what you are saying. I'm just saying I know he's going to get out of it like all the other celebrities. He DESERVES punishment. But deep down you know there will be no justice. That is where karma comes into play.

Love--
Michelle

MY INTERVIEW WITH "HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROJECT"

I must say, I'm always the one doing the interviewing. But a couple weeks ago, was was the "interviewee".

I was contacted by an organization called "Human Trafficking Project", a website dedicated to raising awareness and exploring innovative solutions to combating modern day slavery.

I was honored! The fact that this problem is getting more attention through my words and more truth than lies are placed on the table to those beyond my reach is phenomenal.

Here is the article!

http://traffickingproject.blogspot.com/2009/09/interview-michelle-simonsen-us-domestic.html

CANADA AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING--NEED MORE PROOF?

In my previous post I wrote in shock when I discovered that Canada has only had trafficking laws since 2005, there are "minimum mandatory sentences" for traffickers, applying the crime to only minors, and the Canadian politician who wrote a ridiculous trafficking bill and submitted it to Parliament "anonymously".

They have done nothing to address this issue, yet day after day, I read stories about abduction and trafficking of Canadians and those brought into Canada for the same purpose.

How many more victim's stories and negative articles about the government's "failures" do we need to read in order for the Canadian government to get off their asses and protect not only their citizens, but the global victims as well?

Trafficking is a serious problem. Any educated person should know this. Canadians aren't living on another planet. Why does their government feel this crime doesn't affect them, and why don't they care?

If they aren't on the "trafficking watch list", they sure as hell should be.

Here is some evidence from an article in 2008, in which the U.S. State Department slaps Canada on the wrist for maintaining "minimum standards"; however, there is more concern regarding the upcoming 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. With the amount of people coming in and out of Canada next year, the revenue and market for sex trafficking can be compared to a "Woodstock free-for all".

As I always say, "If there weren't willing buyers, there would be no trafficking."

CANADA--NOT UP TO SNUFF

Thu. Jun. 5 2008 10:16 AM ET

The U.S. State Department says Canada should be doing a lot more to mitigate human trafficking in the country. The U.S. released its annual report "Trafficking In Persons" -- reviewing human trafficking laws in 170 countries covering a period from March 2007 to March 2008 on Wednesday.

Although the report recognizes that Canada meets the minimum standards to eliminate, identify and protect victims of human trafficking, it also says Canada needs to address the trafficking challenges associated with hosting the world at the upcoming 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

University of British Columbia law professor and of one of Canada's leading experts in human trafficking Benjamin Perrin agrees Canada isn't doing enough in terms of law enforcement.He says he is not surprised by the report's harsh recommendations for the Canadian government."Canada has been falling behind on combating human trafficking for quite a long time," Perrin told Canada AM from Quebec City on Thursday, adding that smuggling people is one of the most serious offences according to the criminal code.

In 2007, Canada did not convict a single person for the crime of human trafficking, and only four victims were granted federal protection.

The report put into sharp focus that these numbers are not indicative of the country's problem."I think Canadians would demand more of our response to this serious transnational crime," Perrin said.

In 2004, the RCMP estimate about 600 people are trafficked to Canada for sexual exploitation each year, said Perrin. Another 1,500 to 2,200 are brought through the country on their way to the United States.Perrin notes that human trafficking in Canada defies traditional stereotypes.

He says it's not just women from Asia and Central and Eastern Europe brought here and exploited in the sex trade, but many cases he comes across relate to Canadian women and girls "for sale." "We've really not followed up on action here," Perrin said. "The main reason for that appears to be that we are not putting the law enforcement resources into this across the country."

But positive discussions did come out of the report, says Perrin. For the first time the federal government focused on the threat of human trafficking at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

An influx of over a million visitors, typical of an international event like at the World Cup, the Olympics and even the Grand Prix auto race in Montreal, increases the demand for sex trade workers. The commercial void at big events creates ample opportunity for traffickers to make money by exploiting others, especially women. The UN estimates that the illegal industry brings in $32 billion globally.

Perrin applauds London's efforts to keep trafficking at bay for the 2012 Summer Games."They've been dealing with this risk for years now, and we've only just now gotten on this. So, we are really late to the game," Perrin said.

Roughly 2.5 million people worldwide are believed to be victims of human trafficking, most of whom are women and children.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080605/human_trafficking_080605/20080605?hub=Canada

CANADA--HUMAN TRAFFICKING OUTLAWED FOR ONLY FOUR YEARS?

Former sex slave tells her story

Police and immigration officials are in Calgary for a seminar on human trafficking, just days after Edmonton police laid what are believed to be the first such charges in Alberta.

Police and immigration officials are in Calgary for a seminar on human trafficking, just days after Edmonton police laid what are believed to be the first such charges in Alberta.On a tip, police, RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency last week removed three women, aged 21 to 41, from an Edmonton massage parlour and charged two women and a man with human trafficking and other offences.

The women came to Canada legally one from Beijing and two from Fiji after answering an ad in a newspaper that promised jobs in the massage industry. Once they arrived, their identification papers were taken from them, police said of the Edmonton case.

On Friday, at a workshop in Calgary, former sex slave Timea Nagy spoke about her experience 11 years ago, when she came to Toronto from her native Hungary."I still feel like they're going to take me 11 years later," Nagy said of the three men one Canadian and two Hungarians who waited for her at the Toronto airport when she answered a newspaper ad seeking women to work in Canada.

Nagy said they drove her to a strip club, and forced to become an exotic dancer and perform sexual acts for a period of two months. She earned thousands of dollars for her captors and when she threatened to leave, they threatened to kill her and her mother.

Not just foreigners

"It could happen to anyone," she said. "You don't have to be a foreign person."You could be living in your mom's house. All you have to do is answer a stupid ad. Or go with a guy who tells you that he loves you. They'll take you to another city and you have no way of coming back."

Nagy eventually escaped and was able to turn her life around. Today, she works as a front-line worker for the Salvation Army.

She is travelling across the country, telling police officers her story to make them more aware of human trafficking situations.

Garry Drummond, of the RCMP's human trafficking unit, said the recent Edmonton charges have given police across Canada confidence they can intervene and stop the persecution of women who may be sold into sex slavery.

CANADIAN LAW

DESPICABLE

"Now that we have a human trafficking law in the Criminal Code, we can start giving that quantified response," he said.

Human trafficking has been outlawed in Canada since 2005. The RCMP estimated in that year that 600 women and children are trafficked into Canada each year for sexual exploitation and 800 are trafficked for other purposes such as the garment industry and the drug trade.

A private member's bill is currently before Parliament that would provide mandatory minimum sentences for anyone convicted of trafficking children under 18 for sexual purposes.

Michelle Says So:

A Canadian politician brought forth this bill "privately"? Sounds a bit fishy to me. Why would someone propose a bill anonymously unless they had something to worry about? "Mandatory minimum sentences?" And it applies to only minors? What about for the women OVER 18? I think the Canadian Parliament needs to get with the program. Such a sad disservice to their citizens. Absolutely PATHETIC.

http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=NDk2MzY3Nw==

VIOLENT HUMAN TRAFFICKER SABAN BARAN ESCAPES DUTCH PRISON, FLED TO TURKEY

HUMAN TRAFFICKER, SABAN BARAN ESCAPES AND FLEES THE NETHERLANDS

MPs have demanded justice minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin explain how a convicted and violent human trafficker came to be given a few days leave from prison and then vanished.

Ernst Hirsch Ballin

Saban Baran is currently appealing against a 7.5 year jail sentence for forcing over 100 women into prostitution, together with his brother.

Baran had been allowed home to visit his new baby, born to one of his trafficking victims whom he married from jail in January.

According to the Telegraaf, the Arnhem court gave the go-ahead to thecompassionate leave (Compassionate leave??? What about the compassion to the 100 women he victimized? The Dutch need to get with the program, or I'll make sure that Secretary of State, Hillary Rodman Clinton puts the Netherlands on notice!), despite the objections of the public prosecution department, which said he was a flight risk and that it had been tipped off he was making travel plans.

Police say they expect Baran has fled to Turkey and an international arrest warrant has been issued. The Netherlands does not have an extradition treaty with Turkey.

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2009/09/fury_over_human_trafficker_esc.php

Michelle Says So:

Well citizens of Turkey, keep an eye out for this monster. The Turkish government could have extradited him, but it's obvious their laws and attitudes are not in the best interest of their people, and are not fit for any human being to live under. He is in your hands threatening the safety of your citizens. SHAME ON YOU. Maybe he's hanging out with Joran van der Sloot now, the professional pimp. Bastards!

RAYMOND CLARK RE-ARRESTED--WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT HIM?

As of today, murder suspect of Yale University student Annie Le, was re-arrested after police located him at a Super 8 Motel in Cromwell, Connecticut. His bond has been set at $3 million. Sources have claimed that Le was not sexually assaulted and the motive could have been a case of "workplace violence". The New Haven Register has reported that DNA from Clark has been linked in Le's murder, which led to his re-arrest.

So what do we really know about Raymond Clark?

Clark knew Annie Le and police noted he had sent her emails:

"In the e-mails, Clark is said to criticize Le for not adhering to the protocols for tending the mice kept in the basement as part of her lab's ongoing experiments. Le is said to have responded in a conciliatory tone, promising to keep to the protocols. Investigators wonder if Clark was not satisfied, if resentment suddenly flared to rage, if as crazy as it may seem this was a case of mice and murder.

His Family's Explanation

"He did not pass the polygraph test . . . But of course, they don't always run true anyway, especially when you're nerved up asking so many questions," the sympathetic [family] source insisted.

As for Clark's fresh wounds, "He had scratches on his arm from his cat," the person said. (What cat? There are pictures of him all over the internet with his dog.)

The source said Clark, whom the family calls "Ray Ray," works at the lab along with his fiancée, sister and her husband. "But he didn't really know [Le]," the source said. "She left the area before he left that morning. He'd seen her and said, 'Hi' and kept on going."

What The Neighbors Say

"It definitely freaks me out," said Ivan Hernandez, 22, who lives directly above Clark. "A possible murderer living right under you, that's crazy. I thought he was just a normal guy."

One of Clark's former neighbors in New Haven said he screamed at children and was "very controlling" of his girlfriend.

"Ray was very controlling of his girlfriend," said Anne Marie Goodwin, 40. "He would never let her talk to anyone. I would hear a lot of yelling upstairs."

Clark - a 2004 graduate of Branford High School, who mostly worked with rodents at Yale - "kept a pit bull caged in his apartment," Goodwin said.

Clark was found with scratches on his body that he's blaming on the animals he worked with (What about the "cat excuse"?), rather than being from a fighting Le.

http://gawker.com/5360758/what-we-know-about-raymond-j-clark-iii

Clark's Fiancee, Jennifer Hromadka

Clark's girlfriend, Jennifer Hromadka and Ray Clark are engaged to get married. Ray Clark is most famous among family members and friends as ‘Ray Ray.’ He is already proved as a cheater, as he suffered defensive wounds on the chest that reveal he might have fought someone. And disappeared from his apartment right after the murder. (Where did he go?)

However, ‘unrequited love’ is reportedly the reason behind the murder of Annie Le. Ray Clark and Jennifer Hromadka had a MySpace profile page using their identity as ‘Ray and Jen.’ It is believed that the couple also lived together in an apartment, the apartment that is under surveillance at present.

http://www.apakistannews.com/jennifer-hromadka-and-ray-clark-138694

NOTE: Jennifer Hromadka and Raymond Clark tried to escape but police arrested Clark on time airport. (Where were they going and what does Jennifer know?)

http://www.dgshi.cn/content/200909/163883.html

INDIANA SCHOOL EMPLOYEE ANDREW JAY MCGRATH CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN OF A 5-YEAR OLD

If we as parents and society can't trust our educators to protect our children, who will? Let's hope if this goes to trial and he is found guilty the judge will sentence this monster to the 60-year max. Let's see how he handles being the new "prison fish" and someone's bitch. What goes around comes around.

Andrew Jay McGrath

CARMEL, Ind. -- A school employee was charged Tuesday with a federal count of sexual exploitation of children after an investigation that involved several law enforcement agencies.

U.S. Attorney Tim Morrison said Andrew Jay McGrath, 30, of Carmel, produced images of a 5-year-old girl engaging in sexually explicit conduct on two occasions, in May and August of this year.

McGrath was employed as an instructional assistant at Tri-County Education Center in Noblesville, said Carmel Clay Superintendent Dr. Barbara Underwood. He was fired on Tuesday.

McGrath had been employed by the Hamilton-Boone-Madison Special Services Cooperative since January 2008, Underwood said.Morrison said there was no connection between images that were found on McGrath's computer and the school system.

If convicted on both counts, McGrath could receive a maximum prison sentence of 60 years.

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/20946322/detail.html

ANNIE LE--A MURDERER AMONG THE STUDENT POPULATION?

Michelle Says So Opinion on the Murder of Yale University Student Annie Le:

I don't believe this was a "random" murder. There is a monster lurking at Yale, and they need to be found and indicted quickly before Yale receives any more bad press.

If Annie Le had to swipe her student card to enter the student building, then wouldn't Yale's security have a log and video of everyone who entered and exited that building during the time Annie was there?

News reports claim that police interviewed someone (and has yet to label them as a "suspect") yet authorities declared this person failed a lie detector test and had defensive wounds on their person.

I'm sure in the coming days we will find out that it was either a student, a faculty member or an employee of Yale University.

It's just a matter of checking the list of people who entered the building that day...this won't be a hard case to solve, hopefully the family will find answers and this person is brought to justice.

DRESSING LITTLE GIRLS LIKE SLUTS FOR HALLOWEEN

I just got a CHILDREN's Halloween catalog in the mail today. Most of the costumes were "standard" kids' costumes. However, a few of the "pre-teen" and even young girl costumes made my jaw drop! Do any of you have daughters, nieces or sisters? Would you EVER ALLOW them to wear things like this???

What is going on in this world where female children are sexualized in such a manner that it would be advertised in a child's Halloween costume catalog?

Who are the adults responsible for marketing this crap?

I find this incorrigible!!!

Email your thoughts to:

ConstumeExpress.com

5915 S. Mooreland Rd.

New Berlin, WI 53151

UPDATE: RYAN JENKINS, SUICIDE BY HANGING--FOUND IN HOTEL ROOM

JUST ANNOUNCED ON MSNBC:

Ryan Jenkins was found dead by apparent suicide. He was found hanging in a hotel room.

More to follow...

MEGAN WANTS A MURDERER?

I'm about to make an embarrassing confession. I watched the VH1 reality show, "Megan Wants a Millionaire". My sister and I would sit in front of the tube for an hour giggling and laughing at these side-show idiots.

One of the millionaires was a creep with a "capital C". The moment I saw his slimy ass I knew something didn't sit right. He looked smarmy and turned me off with his "Don Juan" pompous, narcissistic persona.

Three shows later, I still disliked "Ryan". Couldn't put my finger on it. It's that woman's intuition, I suppose. I don't think that Megan girl had any.

Next thing I know, I see everywhere on the news and internet: "Millionaire Reality Star Ryan Jenkins WANTED for MURDER" of his playboy model wife by allegedly strangling her, removing her teeth and cutting off her fingers to evade identification, stuffing her into a suitcase and throwing it into the dumpster outside her apartment building. She was identified by the serial number in her breast implants.

Days after the murder, Ryan was seen partying in public and writing messages on his Facebook page.

Once he realized he was wanted, he took his BMW toward the Canadian border with a boat in tow, and allegedly sailed into the distance in order to enter Canada to escape from border patrol.

It is now rumored that his very wealthy parents have lied to the police and FBI, and possibly have helped their son escape and hide.

What I don't understand is the lack of simple background checks on these reality "stars"!? I assumed that would be "a given"? That's just pure stupidity. These people are NOT actors. They are not members of the actors guild. It is a known fact that many reality stars in the years since it's inception are rapists, batterers, drug users and thieves.

Should VH1 be held MORALLY liable? VH1 can't be held legally liable since Ryan Jenkins did not commit a crime during his "tenure" at Megan's mansion.

(Note: VH1 has now pulled the complete "Megan Wants a Millionaire" season.)

Should the television stations that produce reality shows that have publicly ruined people's lives (i.e. Jon & Kate Plus 8) be morally liable ? What should be their punishment?

Hit 'em where it hurts. Their pocketbook.

We, as consumers and responsible citizens bear a part of the blame and responsibility for "buying into" and watching these shows, present company included. I don't think I will partake in this money-making madness anymore.

Should we boycott them all to make a point?

Haven't you had enough already?

HAVE YOU BEEN A VICTIM? HERE IS HOW YOU CAN HELP IMPROVE THE SYSTEM

Lynn Rosenthal

Alexis Moore, President of Survivors in Action, recently had a discussion with Lynn Rosenthal, political advisor to President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Violence Against Women.

Moore explained that Rosenthal's main concern is finding victims who will contact her with their personal stories. "She needs to hear from victims of rape, domestic violence, stalking, etc. This is how you can do something important...tell your story to her. She is gathering information from victims so that she can present it to Joe Biden."

"Reform and change needs to happen in the family law courts, domestic violence and rape organizations, stalking resource agencies--all of it needs to be improved and it will not happen without victims explaining and telling her (Rosenthal) their stories. If we don’t speak up nothing will change."

WHO IS LYNN ROSENTHAL?

From 2000-2006, Rosenthal served as the Executive Director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) where she represented 54 state and territorial coalitions whose collective membership included more than 2000 local domestic violenceprograms. She played a major advocacy role in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2000 and 2005 and has assisted states and local communities with implementation of this groundbreaking federal legislation. She also worked closely with corporate partners to bring millions of dollars to local communities to respond to domestic violence. She partnered with The Allstate Foundation to develop a highly successful national initiative to promote economic empowerment for survivors of violence.

Prior to her service at NNEDV, Rosenthal was director of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence where she developed innovative service models for rural and legal services. On her return to Florida in 2006, Rosenthal developed the state’s first comprehensive plan to help survivors of violence find housing.

“President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden could not have named a more qualified, visionary leader to advise the White House on violence against women,” said Sue Else, President of the National Network to End Domestic Violence. “Lynn Rosenthal is a pioneer in the movement against domestic abuse and sexual assault. Her expertise will help to shape federal policies that will serve countless survivors of domestic and sexual violence.”

In this new position, Ms. Rosenthal will serve as an advisor to the President and Vice President on domestic violence and sexual assault issues; be a liaison to the domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy community; coordinate with the Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) on implementation of Violence Against Women Act programs; coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services on implementation of Family Violence Prevention Act services (including the National Domestic Violence Hotline); coordinate with the State Department and USAID on global domestic violence initiatives; and drive the development new initiatives and policy aimed at combating domestic violence and sexual assault with advocacy groups and members of Congress.

http://www.njaneh.org/2009/06/29/obama-names-advisor-on-domestic-violence/

SONG OF THE DAY--"DATE RAPE" BY SUBLIME

I love this old song "Date Rape" by Sublime. Listen to the clever and catchy lyrics. It's nice to have men perform a song from a woman's perspective of being victimized.

ILLINOIS FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS LIFE SENTENCES FOR CHILD-PORN

I am flabbergasted in grand relief that this judge in East St. Louis, Illinois slapped down two life sentences for child pornography and sexual abuse. This judge should be an example to all judges who currently give minimal sentences or slaps on the wrist to sexual predators in similar crimes. Could this be an unprecedented sentence for this offense? Regardless, I think more are in order.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A southern Illinois woman and an Indiana man have been ordered to spend life in federal prison on child-pornography charges.

Louise Masulla, 32, of New Athens, Mo., and William Milligan, 28, of Bloomington, Ind., were sentenced in East St. Louis.

Masulla had pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges, aggravated sexual abuse and transportation of child pornography. Milligan also admitted engaging in a conspiracy and receiving child pornography.

The complaint said Masulla, Milligan and another defendant at one point were involved in a sexual encounter in an Indiana hotel room with victims aged 11 and 3, and that photographs of the molestation were taken.

Masulla allegedly e-mailed the pictures to Milligan, who circulated them to at least five other men on the Internet.

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/20199777/detail.html

MICHELLE SAYS SO ON SEX TRAFFICKING--THE LEVI PAGE SHOW

Listen to last night's broadcast from the Levi Page show as I discuss the issue of sex trafficking in women and children in the United States.

Please feel free to comment about the issues surrounding this rarely discussed crime.

Human Trafficking Exposed

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"MICHELLE SAYS SO" --HUMAN TRAFFICKING EXPOSED ON THE LEVI PAGE SHOW

Tonight I will be the featured guest on "The Levi Page" internet radio show to discuss human trafficking in the United States. This is a serious problem that has been overlooked in politics and law enforcement. Mr. and Mrs. John Q chooses to believe this doesn't happen in the U.S., that it occurs "somewhere in Asia" and "it doesn't affect them".

Yes, it's happening right here. In the "Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave."

You can live in the city, in a suburb, a farm...you can live in New York, Wisconsin, Utah, Texas, California, Ohio. No state is immune to these heinous acts of violence, rape, torture and death. It happening right under your nose and you don't even realize it.

For more information check out my last few posts on this manipulative, highly integrated, lucrative and most victimizing crime there could possibly be.

UNLESS we educate the public to what is going on, then there can be no citizen intervention and these crimes will continue and many lives will be destroyed forever.

Click link for Levi's show:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LeviPage/2009/07/26/The-Levi-Page-Show

CHILD SEX SLAVES BEING ARRESTED, NOT RESCUED!

Contact: Monique Johnson,

Shared Hope International,

703-351-8062

Shared Hope International will release a groundbreaking report on child sex trafficking in the United States at the Congressional Human Trafficking Briefing on Capitol Hill hosted by the Human Trafficking Caucus and Victims' Rights Caucus led by Congressman Poe (TX) and Congressman Smith (NJ), long-time advocates for victims protections.

Former Congresswoman Linda Smith (1994-98), Founder of Shared Hope International, will open a panel discussion on the findings of more than four years of research in America. Shared Hope International's National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, America's Prostituted Children highlights the harsh reality that hundreds of thousands of American children are victimized through sex trafficking in the United States driven by the demand for the commercial sex acts they perform.

A child sex trafficking victim who is purchased for sex by 5 different men per night, 5 nights per week for an average of 5 years would have been raped by 6,000 buyers during her victimization through prostitution. Many of these child rapists are never charged or prosecuted while the young victims' lives are destroyed.

Linda Smith

"The horror is that our children are victimized twice -- first by the prostitution and then by the broken system that treats them like criminals while the buyers are given a slap on the wrist, if anything at all. What kind of message is this sending?" asked Founder and President of Shared Hope International, Linda Smith.

Ambassador Louis C. de Baca of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. Department of State will present findings from the 2009 TIP Report and panelists from the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Criminal Division will discuss domestic child sex trafficking, followed by an NGO panel led by Congresswoman Linda Smith and highlighting Ernie Allen, President and CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Ambassador Luis C. de Baca

"From our investigative research gathered from 11 cities across the nation, we've found so many victims of domestic minor sex trafficking that are misidentified, and labeled as prostitutes. They are sold every day, every night in every city in America," said Smith.

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What: Congressional Human Trafficking Briefing

Where: Capitol Hill, Rayburn Room 2226

Washington, D.C.

When: Tuesday, July 21, 2009

10:00 a.m. - Noon

About Shared Hope International

For more than a decade, Shared Hope International (SHI) has worked around the world partnering with local groups to prevent trafficking and to rescue and restore the victims of sexual slavery.

Shared Hope International's DEMAND. project was a 12-month investigation which focused on commercial sexual exploitation in four countries, including the United States.

With funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), SHI conducted field assessments on child sex trafficking in 10 U.S. locations.

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