Nov 16, 2017 – Massachusetts lawmakers are considering legislation that would help victims of human trafficking if they are convicted of sex crimes they were forced to … Here in Massachusetts, the NationalHuman Trafficking Hotline reports at least 40 victims just this year. … Charlie Baker’s desk and could become law.

In 1992, he was appointed secretary of health and human services of Massachusetts. He later served as secretary of administration and finance under Weld and his successor, Paul Cellucci. After working in government for eight years, Baker left to become CEO of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and later Harvard …

Jan 24, 2017 – “As in other states, we continue dealing with the heinous crime of human trafficking. “And through compassion for these young girls and boys my wife Lauren championed bringing back the State Police anti-human trafficking unit. “For that, and so many other things she does every day I thank her tonight.

Jun 12, 2015 – Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker, center, with Plymouth County sheriff Joseph McDonald, left, and Plymouth County district attorney Timothy Cruz, on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Baker spoke briefly at the Plymouth County Human Trafficking Training Conference at the Shaw’s Center in Brockton.

Aug 1, 2017 – Charlie Baker today is filing legislation to give Massachusetts cops the authority to turn certain illegal immigrant criminal s. … element was the person’s immigration status; aggravated felonies; crimes of domestic violence, sexual abuse or exploitation, human trafficking, drug dealing, a second or subsequent …

Apr 20, 2016 – The offices of all three leaders have announced new policies explicitly prohibiting state and city employees—and state-funded contractors—from advancing human trafficking, which includes the illegal purchase of sex. Attorney General Maura Healey and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker have a …

Mindless discrimination CONTINUES AS HUMAN RIGHTS ARE being ignored and all for WHO AND WHATS PURPOSE? CHARLES DUANE BAKER, Trafficking Persons, The corporation DCF of Massachusetts, in order to exist, has to support the weekly paychecks, salary and bonuses and pay raises and benefits of their …

Jun 30, 2017 – Sex trafficking is a business issue. Local leaders are taking note, and taking action. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Attorney General Maura Healey, and Governor Charlie Baker all recently announced anti-human trafficking policies, including, as large employers in the state, “zero-tolerance” policies in their …

Without Buyers, There is No ProstitutionOn April 19, 2016, Governor Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey, and Mayor Marty Walsh of Boston announced they … that without demand there is no supply, Governor Baker stated: “We remain committed to enacting strict reforms to target the sources of human trafficking.

Aug 6, 2017 – EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of stories exploring human trafficking in Massachusetts. The series will delve into the widespread commercial sex trade in our cities and suburbs, the online marketplaces where pimps and johns buy and sell sex, cases of modern-day slavery and victims’ tales of …