A Cal Poly student, Ashvir Singh, pleaded not guilty to a felony count of meeting or arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes, and could face up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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Speakers will talk ‘Xpanding horizons’ at TedxSanLuisObispo this Saturday
“We want our speakers to share with our attendees some insight into how they created, reacted to or learned from the horizons that have reached or hope to achieve.”
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Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham revealed new bill at Cal Poly anti-human trafficking summit
There have been 12 human trafficking-related incidents in San Luis Obispo County since 2014 — 26 survivors, 15 of those individuals being minors. Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham said he is hoping to change that.
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California State Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham proposes two anti-sex trafficking bills
Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham announced two anti-human trafficking bills Feb. 26, giving law enforcement and District Attorneys more tools to combat traffickers. San Luis Obispo Superior Court has seen several alleged human trafficking cases in recent months and San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) Investigations Lieutenant John Bledsoe calls human trafficking a “very prominent problem in our […]
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Safer to hold Human Trafficking on the Central Coast Panel today
Panelists will discuss the prevalence of human trafficking in this area and talk about how to show support for survivors.
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Project Orange draws more than 500 students
More than 500 students watched “At the End of Slavery: the Battle for Justice in Our Time,” which took the audience inside the reality of buying and selling human beings in the Philippines, India, Cambodia and the United States.