David Mitchell
I was going to post something last week about a very serious topic, and then held off. I know we get enough of that and you area tired of hearing me rant about stuff.
But now I cannot keep quiet about this. I was inspired to post this tonight after some dialgoue with Bob Berkermer on his Facebook page earlier today - something we both argee on. And we both expect to see the story below get MUCH bigger in the coming weeks and months. And it should.
The story that just broke a day or two ago about the arrest of the well-known finanicer, Jeffrey Epstein, on charges of operating a sex traffic ring. The details of the story are utterly appaling and may connect to other very important people.
It gets incredibly twisted as one gets into the details of his prior sentence (in about 2004 or 06?) for the same crime - and the shocking, and partly illegal light sentence he received form then Florida U.S. Attorney Alex Acosa - now Presidnet Trump's Secretry of Labor.
This "Issue" hit the front pages in a big way a few months ago when New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was caught up in "massage parlor" scandal - a trial that still goes on. And this follows a couple of articles from Portsmouth Ohio about a Lawyer who appears to have been running a drug, prostituiton, and sex trafficking ring - for years - with the help of a constantly drunk judge (also a recent news story filed by a couple of Columbus newpaper reporters). Meanwhile, almost buried under these headlines is an arrest a few days ago of three "Chrsitian" pastors in Toledo, charged with sex trafficking and abusing young girls in their church. (golly, haven't we heard a similar story somewhere before?)
I am sure we will hear more on this Epstein thing (some of the details of the first settlement in Florida years ago will give you chills. Tonight, a U.S. Attorney from Southern District of New York appeared on PBS news calling some of the terms of that earlier setlemet from Alex Acosta "clearly illegal" - hiding the names of the co-conspiritors from the victims! ) - but I am ahead of myself on the story that prompted me to open up about this in the first place.
A few weeks ago, a South African woman Medical Doctor (Dr.Tlaleng Mofokeng - and I believe she has now come under investigation) recently published an article saying that she thought becoming a "sex worker" (new world-wide code word for prostitute) was a valid carreer choice for young girls!!!!
But it gets worse. Unblieveably, Vogue Teen Magazine has published this article!!! Vogue Teen is no longer in hard copy, but is pulbished on-line, and has a circulation of a couple million readers - not all young girls. It is owned by Conde Nast, the popular travel magazine who recently had a staff member arrested for soliciting sex with minors, and during his deposition admitted an ongoing sexual relationshop with an 11 year-old! (Conde Nast also owns a numbe of other pubications such as Home & Garden, Architectural Digest, Bon Apetit, Brides, Glamour, Golf Digest, The New Yorker Vanity Fair, and Wired to name a few.
*** So I have something I would suggest you take a look at if you have a few moments. I have recently discovered a web site called "Exodus Cry". It is an organization in Missouri that is devoted to exposing, and campaigning against, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficing, and Prostitution all over the world. The web site has almost too much infromation, but if you search around they cover some amazing stories from around the world on these subjects. They actually have groups who help young women escape the slavery of prostitution, give them safe shelter, and even help them find jobs. They are in contact with similar groups all over the globe working at the same task of exposing the trafficikng, and locating and assisting those who wish to escape.
They have run fascinating articles: one about the "Nordic Experiment" which has allowed Sweeden to reduce prositution by about 40 percent. They have gone into the "sex factories" of Thailand, where parents actually sell their 9 year-old daughrters into sex slavery - nine year olds! I was shocked to larn that Prostitution is legal in Israel, and that Tel Aviv is the number one sex slave trafficking city on earth! The stories go on and on if you can find your w ay around this complex web site.
One might consider this a worthy cause to contribute to if you are looking for something to "invest" a few dollars. google "EXODUS CRY"
And brace youselves for some real fireworks as this Epstein story unfolds.
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