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- Teenage Victims of Sex Traffickers Get Money from Sale of Brothels (chron.com Apr 17, 2012)
- Mexican Drug Cartels Target Houston Teens: kidnapped, beaten, ransomed & released (chron.com Oct 2011)
- New Effort to Spot Human Trafficking in Houston (ABC News Aug 30, 2011)
- The Lost Girls, a story of the underground forced sex trade in Houston, (TexasMonthly: April 2010)
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"For the thousands of women who have been trafficked into Houston and forced to work as prostitutes in the city’s underground sex trade, escaping from captivity may be the easiest part of the nearly impossible road to recovery. . ." (full article)
- 10 Suspects Arrested in Connection with Human Trafficking Ring: "The crimes alleged in this indictment are unconscionable," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard C. Powers. "While we can’t erase the harm done by these horrible acts, the FBI and other members of the Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance will continue to ensure the victims of these crimes are protected and their traffickers are brought to justice." video at khou.com (02/17/2011)
- "Police Watch for Sex Trafficking Ahead of Super Bowl" Associated Press (02/01/2011)
- ABC News Video Report (video)
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- NPR Interview with Given Kachepa, "The Hidden Faces of Modern Day Slavery) (02/28/2012), article and interview
- CNN, "Hope From Gloom" (11/26/2010) news story
- Christianity Today, "Free at Last" (02/21/2007) article
- Accused cantina sex ring operator arrested in Mexico - Teenagers beaten and forced to work in Houston cantinas (03/02/2010, story)
- Smuggler Sentenced for Trafficking - ties to Houston ring (03/01/2010, story)
- More men victims of human trafficking - "Houston considered a human trafficking hub ..." (07/06/2009, story)
- 5 named in prostitution ring with Houston link (08/25/2009, story)
- Details emerge from sex ring crackdown - 120 women rescued (06/29/2008, story)