The people at the shelter had no idea whether the parents were alive or dead,
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So many children in this situation were not able to tell us or social services who they are and where they lived and what their mom's name was.Ernie Allen
This is more about reunification and repairing. But it's extremely urgent. If you're separated from your child in a supermarket or department store for 10 minutes, it's something you never forget. Here are parents who are separated from their children for three weeks and don't know where they are.
Ernie Allen
I am hyper about not using numbers that exaggerate and inflame. Our message is we don't want you to live in fear but you have to be alert and aware.
Ernie Allen
Not only are we recovering more kids but we're hearing from more parents.
Ernie Allen
We provide the information first to law enforcement and then do reviews to see if they follow up. Otherwise, we send a cease-and-desist order to the method-of-payment services such as a credit-card company and try to engage banks and regulators.
Ernie Allen
The trafficking in children for sex was once thought to be a problem beyond America's borders. But the FBI and the Justice Department have now started focusing intently on the issue--and what they've found is shocking. Thousands of young girls and boys are falling victim to violent pimps, who move them from state to state, which makes it a federal matter. The younger they are, the more they're worth on the street. There is a greater and greater demand for younger and younger kids, ... America doesn't look. People are shocked and horrified when they hear these girls' stories. They say, 'That doesn't happen here. It happens in Thailand. Or the Philippines.' But once you start shining a light on it, you find it everywhere.
Ernie Allen
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