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Get Involved: Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Day (4/22/2024)
Mayor Bruce Harrell will recognize parents’ worry and the brutal reality of young victims when he declares May 7 Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Day. StolenYouth, a Seattle-based ...
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Project: SugarFree, Shorty Impact Awards Finalist (11/2/2022)
StolenYouth and DNA have been selected as finalists at the 7th Annual Shorty Impact Awards for our collaborative work on Project: SugarFree in both the Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility categories...
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DNA’s Project Sugar Free A Fast Company 2022 World Changing Ideas Award Finalist (5/3/2022)
Seattle Agency DNA won three awards for its Project: SugarFree initiative, an AI technology it created to combat online sex trafficking on behalf of the StolenYouth organization....
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"Parents, pay attention — Backpage is out, sugaring is in" MYNorthwest (5/15/2021)
For years, the discussion around kids being trafficked for sex focused largely on Backpage.com...
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“Sexual predators luring minors using 'sugar dating' sites, social media, officials say” KOMO News (05/10/2021)
When power, wealth and prestige mingle for young people who are on the prowl...
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“SPD is our ally in fighting sex trafficking” Seattle Times (07/31/2020)
Seattle Police detectives and advocates work to fight human trafficking and the commercial sexual abuse of children...
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Seattle Times (07/22/19) 
Jeffrey Epstein case underscores the vulnerability of exploited girls.
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King 5 News (07/16/19)
Seattle-based organization raising awareness about child sex trafficking nationally and in Washington state… READ MORE>>

FOSTA-SESTA Anti-Trafficking Bill Passed (03/27/2018)
In a landslide vote of 97-2, the Senate passed the FOSTA-SESTA bill which takes direct aim at websites that facilitate and profit from sex trafficking…. READ MORE>>

“I Am Jane Doe” Takes On Backpage (01/16/2017)
The New Yorker magazine’s take on the new film, “I Am Jane Doe.”
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Misunderstanding the Issue 
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