Advocates start walking silently, holding signs with statistics about human trafficking. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton 61 youth and child survivors of human trafficking received help through Harvest House in Beaumont last year. Advocates seeking to raise awareness about the reality of human trafficking in the Golden Triangle gathered at Westgate Memorial Baptist Church Saturday toContinueContinue reading “Beaumont’s fifth annual Walk For Freedom aims to educate about reality of human trafficking”
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Help a fundamentalist escapee, human trafficking survivor and single parent get a car + restart life
Some of you probably know about my 19-year-old friend who recently escaped a human trafficking situation back in January. They are also an escapee from fundamentalism. They are now trying to start her life over with an almost one-year-old baby while going through the legal process of an ongoing law enforcement investigation. I helped themContinueContinue reading “Help a fundamentalist escapee, human trafficking survivor and single parent get a car + restart life”
Harvest House garage sale set for June
This article was originally published in The Examiner on June 1, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at 1350 N. 23rd Street in Beaumont, is holding a garage sale to benefit Harvest House on June 10 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Harvest House (now known as Embracing Freedom) is a nonprofitContinueContinue reading “Harvest House garage sale set for June”
Beaumont police arrest man for organized crime, human trafficking spanning months
After Johnny Ray Martin was interviewed by Beaumont Police, he was taken to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Recovery deputies arrested Johnny Ray Martin, 44, at his residence at Feb. 13. JeffersonContinueContinue reading “Beaumont police arrest man for organized crime, human trafficking spanning months”
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