Last week New York Governor David Patterson signed a law, the first of its kind in the U.S. that would allow those forced into prostitution or sex trafficking to erase prior prostitution convictions from their records completely.
Read more here:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/new-law-allows-sex-traffick...

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
 

For Immediate Release
 
July 29, 2010

4:58 P.M. EDT
 
     THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Please have a seat.
 
     I want to start, obviously, by thanking Lisa for her introduction and having the courage to share her story with all of us today.  It’s for every survivor like Lisa who has never gotten their day in court, and for every family that feels like justice is beyond reach, and for every tribal community struggling to keep its people safe, that I’ll be signing the Tribal Law and Order Act into law today. 
 
     And in doing so, I intend to send a clear message that all of our people -- whether they live in our biggest cities or our most remote reservations -- have the right to feel safe in their own communities, and to raise their children in peace, and enjoy the fullest protection of our laws. 
 
     As many of you know, I campaigned on this issue.  And during our last -- during our tribal conference last year, I pledged my administration’s fullest support for this bill.  And I told Senator Dorgan last week that I intended to sign it in a ceremony here at the White House with all of you.  So today, I am proud to make good on my word.

 
By Stephanie Steinberg, USA TODAY
Teen "sexting" is on the rise, but teens aren't the only age group sending naked pictures of themselves to others via text message.
 
In a new survey of 1,017 teens and 1,049 parents nationwide, 28% of the parents say they engage in sexting, including sending texts with sexual content or nude pictures of themselves.

 
By Steve Lopez
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20100714_One_more_gift_for_Polanski.html
 
You'd have to call it Roman Polanski's luckiest day since 1978, when he managed to flee Los Angeles before a judge sentenced him for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
 
On Monday, Swiss authorities refused to extradite the Oscar winner, who was arrested last year in Switzerland and placed under house arrest while Los Angeles prosecutors lobbied to have him brought back for a final verdict on a crime committed more than 30 years ago.
 
The Swiss government said there were "persisting doubts concerning the presentation of the facts of the case." It said a confidential statement by the former prosecutor had not been turned over to it. Once again, Polanski is saved by legal nonsense.
 

7-month house arrest ends
By Rachel B. Duke

SEN. ROBERT P. CASEY JR.
 
http://www.ydr.com/opinion/ci_15376117
 
I commend the York Daily Record's recent editorial on child abuse and child abuse prevention (June 13). The real impact on this scourge is made at the local, neighborhood and family level, and good work is being done by committed advocates in Pennsylvania.
 

HARRISBURG - Agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have arrested a Lehigh County man who arrived at a pre-determined location yesterday to meet what he believed was a 15-year old girl. The "girl" was actually an undercover agent.
 
Attorney General Tom Corbett identified the defendant as Norman Hutchko, 25, 432 S. Leh St., Allentown.

It is not a victim's responsibility to 'avoid' rape, a coalition director said.
 
by RICK LEE
Daily Record/Sunday News
 
York County District Attorney Tom Kearney said he would rather lose a rape case than see a woman killed because she felt she had to resist.
 
Kearney's comment Saturday comes after the acquittal of Biagio "Ben" Scotto Jr. on rape and other charges last week in Common Pleas Court.
 
"What women have to do in that environment is ensure their safety first," Kearney said. "I would rather see us not get a rape conviction than see someone killed.
 
"She (Scott's alleged victim) won, because she's alive. The first issue is one of safety."
 

 
By: BILL DEVLIN
Bucks County Courier Times

 
The organization helps make a positive difference in the lives of victims of violent crime.
 
The Network for Victim Assistance marked its 35th anniversary Wednesday night.