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Need Immediate Help to get out of Trafficking? Please contact the following:
National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888 TTY:711 Text *233733
Arizona Human Trafficking Tip Line: 1-877 -429-8477
888-SOS-CHILD. Where Hope Lives 24/7 Hotline: 1-602-516-0033
Rescue America Hotline - 713.322.8000
Classes
My name is Sheri, and I experienced grooming first-hand at 15 years old, despite living in a secure and caring home with my parents, and was trafficked for 7 years.
Were you aware that every child is susceptible to being groomed online or in person? It's a brutal truth that can't be ignored.
Classes offered:
*How Children are Groomed.
*Behind the Screen - internet dangers.
*Safe Dating Class for teens.
*Link to recorded presentation request link below
Sheri Lopez is a Guest Speaker - Keynote Speaker - Survivor Speaker - Author - Prevention Educator - Law Changer to hold Buyers accountable and Protect Children, Family Advocate for the missing and presumed trafficked, and intervention support upon rescue of a survivor.
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Working with Arizona Lawmakers to hold the sellers and buyers of
children accountable for their actions.
The 2024 Arizona legislative session has ended, and several bills relating to child trafficking made their way through the House and Senate. Some with success and others we will have to address next year.
HCR2042 has passed through the House and Senate and will be appear on the November 2024 Arizona ballot as PROP 313, which will allow the Arizona voters to decide if a person who sells or buys a minor for any form of exploitation and is charged with a Class2 Felony would get life in prison without the possibility of parole. This would be a BIG Win! IT WILL BE PROP 313 ON THE ARIZONA NOVEMBER BALLOT. VOTE YES!
HB2623 has passed through the House and Senate. This bill would all for survivors who were trafficked and charged with crimes while being trafficked the ability to petition the Arizona courts to have those charges vacated. This bill was signed by Arizona Governor and will go into effect in October 2024!
Thank you to Arizona House Representative Matt Gress, who sponsored this bill on my behalf!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ARIZONA VACATUR FORM
Here are the current Arizona base penalties for buying sex with a minor:
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Under 15 years of age - class 2 felony, which can include on average up to 12 years in prison and/or a monetary fine.
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Ages 15- up to the child's 18th birthday - class 6 felony, which can include on average 2 years in prison and/or a monetary fine.
Onto the Federal Level we go!
H. R. 7137 - To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.
This proposed legislation aims to provide survivors of human trafficking in the United States with the opportunity to seek relief from any criminal charges they may have faced while being trafficked. It recognizes the immense effort and determination survivors put into rebuilding their lives after such a traumatic experience and acknowledges that any charges brought against them due to the use of force, fraud, or coercion should not continue to haunt them. By allowing survivors to petition the courts in all states for the removal of such charges, this bill seeks to alleviate the burden and constant reminder of their past suffering.
Here are other Federal Bills we are supporting:
H.R. 30 - Stop Trafficking in School Zone Act
S. 4640 - Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act
S. 1207 - To establish a National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention
S. 4534 - Establish and National Human Trafficking Database
H.R. 7891 - Kids Online Safety Act
S. 4990 - To comprehensively Combat Child Marriage in the United States
S. 4569 - The Take it Down Act.
Thoughts
No child is immune to being groomed or trafficked.
'Stop the Game'
Here's the reality: Groomers will use any tool at their disposal, including social media & apps to manipulate a child/teen into thinking they are a friend or love interest with the end goal of trafficking.
It is important to have the uncomfortable and awkward conversation of grooming to keep your children safe because children are now being trafficked right from the security of their own home via pictures, videos and live streaming.
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Sheri shares how she was groomed at the age of 15:
After many years of deep consideration, Sheri has chosen to share her journey through the grooming process that led up to being trafficked in her newly released memoir. Her goal is to show the reader how a groomer operates & signs to look for. There is no graphic content in the book and is appropriate for all ages.
Also available on Audible.
Thank you for your support!
"Sheri Lopez is one of the most courageous women I know. She has written a book about her experiences as a trafficked child. It can be read cover-to-cover in 3 hours. It should be required reading for ALL parents. It is a riveting account which lays bare the satanic epidemic that is afoot throughout the world right under our noses, while remaining undetected. I had no clue that this evil operation is thriving in our neighborhoods and the book is wonderfully written to give the reader a clear idea of how it is able to function in plain sight, and the difficulties of being able to be detected. Anyone who reads this book will be impacted beyond their imagination. I strongly urge people to read this book after hearing her brave presentation.
Thanks for all that you do."
Standing for Liberty,
Ray Sweeney
