{"id":59912,"date":"2017-12-27T18:18:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T16:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/?p=59912"},"modified":"2017-12-27T18:18:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T16:18:44","slug":"police-bust-amazon-and-microsoft-child-sex-trafficking-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greeknewsondemand.com\/2017\/12\/27\/police-bust-amazon-and-microsoft-child-sex-trafficking-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Bust Amazon And Microsoft Child Sex Trafficking Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dbebbc8e642739d63d7417ce1893e709\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Beautiful Ads -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7527341994815378\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3477329686\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Police Bust Amazon And Microsoft Child Sex Trafficking Ring<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Police have bust a huge child sex trafficking ring operating out of Amazon and Microsoft headquarters in Seattle.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/metoo-microsoft-amazon-trafficking-prostitution-sex-silicon-valley-755611\">Newsweek report<\/a> discovered a batch of emails to brothels and pimps between 2014 and 2016 that document the purchasing of services from trafficked sex workers, some of whom were children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017\/12\/25\/amazon-microsoft-employees-sex-trafficking-sting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017\/12\/25\/amazon-microsoft-employees-sex-trafficking-sting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ngadget.com<\/a> reports: Among the emails, which were obtained through a public records request to the King County Prosecutor\u2019s Office, were 67 sent from Microsoft employee email accounts, 63 from Amazon accounts and dozens more from companies like Boeing, T-Mobile, Oracle and local Seattle tech firms.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the emails were collected during a 2015 sting operation that targeted sex worker review boards and resulted in the arrest of 18 individuals, including high-level Amazon and Microsoft directors. Two opted for a trial, which is currently set to begin in March.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle\u2019s sex industry has grown right alongside its tech industry and the city\u2019s authorities have said that some men spend up to $50,000 per year on sex workers. Brothels are even known to advertise how close they are to tech offices.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Trouteaud, director of policy and research at the anti-trafficking organization Demand Abolition, told Newsweek that the tech industry is a \u201cculture that has readily embraced trafficking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement sent to Newsweek, Microsoft said, \u201cMicrosoft has a long history of cooperating with law enforcement and other agencies on combating sex trafficking and related topics, and we have employees who volunteer their time and money specifically to combat this issue as well. The personal conduct of a tiny fraction of our 125,000 employees does not in any way represent our culture. No organization is immune to the unfortunate situation when employees act unethically or illegally. When that happens, we look into the conduct and take appropriate action. Microsoft makes it clear to our employees they have a responsibility to act with integrity and conduct themselves in a legal and ethical manner at all times. If they don\u2019t, they risk losing their jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div id=\"rc-solo\" class=\"default_rc_theme\">\n<div id=\"rcjsload_soloserve_80362\">\n<div id=\"rc_w_8036215143908947482\">\n<div class=\"rc-wc rc-bp rc-uid-80362 rc-g-dl\" data-rows=\"1\" data-cols=\"1\" data-rcp=\"eyJ3IjoiODAzNjIiLCJ0IjoicmNfNzI2IiwiYyI6IjE1MTQzOTA4OTQ1MDgiLCJ3aWR0aCI6IjE0NDAiLCJyZWZlcmVyIjoiaHR0cDpcL1wveW91cm5ld3N3aXJlLmNvbVwvIn0=\" data-rct=\"1\" data-rc-g-dl=\"1\" data-rc-g-d=\"1\" data-rc-g-t=\"1\" data-rc-g-p=\"1\" data-id=\"80362\" data-original_load=\"eyJzcG9uc29yZWQiOlsyMzA5MTQ2XX0=\" data-refresh=\"\" data-refresh-int=\"60000\" data-view=\"kqkBPw3L8%2BBFQ8LIUcX9V8e9i%2Bk1eIE1DWE2VKRNHxLjEI8DvjKIf%2FteGyYDFMKPXeidQEW422KBMhxEdCiJitQTD0iID5SLLCpQ3Jw8eZKdrhPzy07eDLeqFJbEHv3mzeSune5wJWTfg8%2BiRjOJJVXi%2BQvrssEPc5hV2gNs03R%2F5gY1rqri75LR%2Bij5%2BZKPvWTf2aj%2BrwEgWDu23MR%2FnlRckHG9OL%2FtAx7Cor3lVDyOsJg4wk7RTAMocbY8XaXNUaOkr4OoDOBdC46qBVX7dJ5KB3AfsUg39ftJC0%2F539vFRSCwegSxEKaSNzUc%2Fw2CrfBk5I8t%2F9ALP78gvLqhr%2BAeAgote%2FpdaQD5tuLF6R6OJ9yGpQ%2B0V7Kc0cPsiSTpZIrThfBL25fVuiCGKCkdbDgDfRO00aqiuTkrfIbpmYDbXZfc5KC5ELrV3UQC9d4cjIEaShOmcpWjj22NgbtHwvICQN6kCgy%2Fxt7ovt1tx3jf3LSDjNi2kCuNGwFXY1N56gU%2FR5zb2yadGR7M7wizUAhjo48g7dVhIDu903orsPYeQ%2BOqaqZVO4vVh01yYTJaKSCOV6HUwNPgtJ1KUb0w6pKYFBvhp6M5c4JKIg7FyXFqwjgfIy0NLexKx58rpUD5a9hLMuJZfYm92cu3x3pBWaaR19L8%2FSZFr5wZ99ECUES%2Fltk%2FEsB8DrUQ9sXtO9Vtmu0pPOmsL51br0AkrQ5d9khu6%2BGtrgpsnBQkhY6fgM3P%2BzMk4%2F7o4Aa5TIvqdZa%2FMcB0sJ6Kdx%2Br0Q%2B7pqyi%2FEeE%2FUFzNblpQvzd4rD3YHg%3D\">\n<div class=\"rc-text-top rc-text-right rc-bl-personalize-this-content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-block-for-well\">\n<div class=\"rc-hot-holder\">\n<div id=\"hotnum_80362\" class=\"hotnum\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amazon told Newsweek it\u2019s investigating the matter and said, \u201cAmazon\u2019s Owner\u2019s Manual clearly states that, \u2018It is against Amazon\u2019s policy for any employee or Contingent Worker to engage in any sex buying activities of any kind in Amazon\u2019s workplace or in any work-related setting outside of the workplace, such as during business trips, business meetings or business-related social events.\u2019 When Amazon suspects that an employee has used company funds or resources to engage in criminal conduct, the company will immediately investigate and take appropriate action up to and including termination. 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