Children are Not for Sale: Examining the Threat of Exploitation of Children in the U.S. and Abroad

Hearing

Date:

Wed, 09/13/2023 - 2:00 PM

Location:

2141 RHOB

Witnesses

Panel 1

Ms. Anne Basham

Founder & Chair, Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking

Basham Biography

Basham Testimony

Basham Truth in Testimony

Ms. Vanessa Bautista

Founding Member, Global Survivor Network

Bautista Biography

Bautista Testimony

Bautista Truth in Testimony

Mr. John Pizzuro

CEO, Raven

Pizzuro Biography

Pizzuro Truth in Testimony

Pizzuro Testimony

Mr. Frank Russo

Director & Associate General Counsel, Center for Combatting Human Trafficking

Russo Biography

Russo Testimony

Russo Truth in Testimony

Mr. John Tanagho

Executive Director, Center to End Sexual Exploitation of Children

Tanagho Testimony

Tanagho Biography

Tanagho Truth in Testimony

Mr. Jose Alfaro

Board Member, Human Trafficking Legal Center

Alfaro Testimony

Alfaro Truth in Testimony

Ms. Lori Cohen

CEO, Protect all Children From Trafficking (PACT)

Cohen Testimony

Cohen Truth in Testimony

Meeting Documents

A letter from The Ending Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children Coalition to Chairman Biggs and Ranking Member Jackson Lee dated September 13, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.

An article from Heritage titled Fighting Human Trafficking and Battling Bidens Open Border, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gaetz of FL.

An article from Texas Policy titled How Porous Borders Fuel Human Trafficking in the United States, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gaetz of FL.

A letter to Mr. Fry from Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina, dated September 12, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fry of SC.

A statement from Congresswoman Ann Wagner, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fry of SC.

A statement for the Record submitted by Ms. Jackson Lee of TX.

Written testimony from Christian Eduardo, Survivor of Sex and Labor Trafficking and Member of PACT Survivor Advisory Board, submitted for the Record by Ms. Dean of PA.

Written testimony of Sean Wheeler, Survivor of Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking and Member of PACT Survivor Advisory Board & Starfish Ministries Colorado Founder, submitted for the Record by Ms. Dean of PA.

Written testimony of Faith Robles, Survivor of Child Exploitation & Trafficking and Member of PACT Survivor Advisory Board, submitted for the Record by Ms. Dean of PA.