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Jordan Senner, a Portland YouthBuilders graduate, was recently featured on Bank o f America’s
Times Square billboard to recognize him for his leadership and contributions.
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Child Sex Trafficking Arrests Made
Just a w eek after a M ultnom ah
C o u n ty C ircu it Ju d g e sen ten ced
S irgiorgio C lardy, a pim p, to 100
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g a in a d e e p e r u n d e rsta n d in g o f A m erica’s T im es Square billboai
h o w c o m m u n ity se rv ic e c re a te s to recognize him fo r his leadershi
p o s itiv e ch an g e .
and contributions.
N ow the students w ill dive back
T he local con tin g en cy w as p a
into their 8-w eek internships using 225 com m unity-m inded high schot
th e n ew s k ills an d e x p e rie n c e ju n io rs and seniors from around th
th e y ’ve acquired.
country w ho are receiving paid eighl
O ne o f the five student leaders w eek sum m er internships at loca
w as Jo rd a n S e n n e r, a P o rtla n d nonprofit organizations thanks t<
Y outhB uilders grad w ho w as re
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c o v e re d tw o c h ild re n w h o w ere
b e in g tra ffic k e d as p a rt o f the
n a tio n a l O p e ra tio n C ro ss C o u n
try V II e v e n t, o ffic ia ls said .
Law enforcem ent and social ser
vice providers w orked w ith each
child— and w hen appropriate, the
c h ild ’s fam ily— to provide counsel
ing, m ental health services, m edical
assistance, housing, and advocacy
resources to them .
A uthorities arrested four pim ps
an d id en tified a su sp ected fifth
pim p. T hey also picked up 13 adult
years in prison fo r com pelling p ro s
titution and related charges, law
enforcem ent and social service p ro
viders launched a tw o-day sting
o v er the w eekend targeting those
w ho profit from sex trafficking o f
children.
T h e F B I’s C h ild E x p lo ita tio n
T a sk F o rce, w o rk in g w ith m ore
th an a d o z e n o th e r lo c al, state,
an d fe d e ra l a g e n c ie s in th e P o rt-
la n d /V a n c o u v e r m e tro a rea, re- w om en w ho w ill likely face local
prostitution charges. All o f the adul
w om en w ere o ffered the opportu
nity to access h elp through victirr
services and the social service p art
ners. In addition, authorities reco v
ered one baby w ho w as placed in
state custody.
“C hildren - som e barely into
m iddle school - are finding th em
selves forced to sell their bodies on
the streets, o ur streets, every day.
T hey deserve a ch ild h o o d free o f
the abuse and v io len ce,” said G reg
Fow ler, special ag en t in charge o f
the FBI in O regon.