Courts on opposite sides of the USA convicted two men for sexually exploiting children thousands of miles away in the Philippines. Two young survivors flew to California to testify in one of the trials. Last weekend they were home, knowing that their voices had been heard and the men will terrify no more. The FBI shared intelligence with the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and the International Justice Mission supported the follow-up operations in the Philippines. The girls are now 10 and 13 years old. Their families supported having their daughters participate in both the local trial and the trial in California, a significant amount of time and preparation. One of the girls’ mothers explained that she was ‘willing to leave our families at home and testify abroad to fight for justice for what the men from California did to our children.’
USA / Philippines: two convictions for trafficking
Written by David Fletcher 15 Sep 2017Additional Info
- Praise: God for international collaboration in the battle for justice of the abused. Pray for these girls and other rescued victims as they receive aftercare and attend trauma-therapy for survivors. (Psalm 71:20)
- More: news.ijm.org/two-american-men-convicted-for-exploiting-filipino-children/
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