Cook County Task Force News Today

By the time we get there the people are dead already. wed rather you take the website down. come on. >> the cook county task force wants americans to know that on-line websites keep trafficked women ensnared in a cycle 0 perpetual violence. >> choke hold. >> while most may view young women as tough individuals making bad choices, brenda meyers powell sees these women as the walk waing wounded. in desperate need of public empathy and intervention. >> i have had some girls say it feels like someon...

And say were not putting the hits on the spouses. we just set up the website. the fact that these people are doing it and were then telling the law enforcement. yeah, the problem is by the time we get there, the people are dead already. so wed rather you take the website down. i mean, come on! >> the cook county task force wants americans to know that online websites keep trafficked women ensnared in a cycle of perpetual violence. >> they like, went crazy. he put me in a choke hold. >> while the...

Website down. i mean, come on! >> the cook county task force wants americans to know that online websites keep trafficked women ensnared in a cycle of perpetual violence. >> they kwlooimplike, went craz. he put me in a choke hold. >> while they might view women as tough individuals making bad choices, brenda myers powell sees these women as walking wounded in desperate need of the publics need of empathy and intervention. >> i had some of the girls say it feels like someone is using the bathroom...

Night, men continue to order girls to go with a simple click of a mouse. the cook county task force wants americans to know that online websites keep trafficked women ensnared in a cycle of perpetual violence. >> they, like, went crazy. this dude put me in a choke hold. >> while most might view young women as tough individuals making bad choices, brenda myers-powell sees these women as the walking wounded. in desperate need of the publics empathy and intervention. >> ive had some of the girls sa...

>> first of all, theres hundreds of sites out there. backpage has taken a hit because theyre the largest. theyre making millions of dollars off that. they know whats going on. theyve acknowledged whats going on. theyre not going to make an effort to stop it because theyre making so much money. >> the cook county task force also includes crisis counselors like brenda powell, a former prostitute, who now works the other side of the street, reaching out and offering guidance to girls and young wome...

>> in 2009 cook county sheriff tom dart was part of the legal effort to stop down the erotic services section of craigslist. >> just calling to see if you have anything available for today. >> now his troops are taking aim at backpage, which he says makes millions from the misery of others. >> if we have a website that puts on hits for spouses. well, were not putting on the hits for the spouses. we just set up the website. we are then telling law enforcement. yeah, the problem is by the time we ...

Our own. >> todays operation is comprehensive, tapping on both the supply and the demand side of the sex for sale equation and focusing primarily on the digital street corner that is backpage.com. >> first of all, theres hundreds of sites out there. back backpage has taken a hit because theyre the largest. theyre making millions of dollars off that. they know whats going on. theyve acknowledged whats going on. theyre not going to make an effort to stop it because theyre making so much money. >> ...

Latest updates on this topic.

Latest updates on this topic.

Latest updates on this topic.