EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE – APRIL 2024
America’s Future will be in Spokane, Washington, on Friday and Saturday for our next Get In The Fight summit and training programs to arm local citizens with the knowledge and tools to help end child exploitation and trafficking in their communities. It’s our privilege to be invited to Washington State to educate and work with local citizens to combat these despicable crimes. Hundreds of Americans have already attended our Get In The Fight campaigns in Florida, Michigan, Illinois, and Texas, expanding America’s Future army of warriors combatting child trafficking across the country. We want every citizen in every state to be a part of this vital work. Please watch the testimonial video in this edition of the PDPC Bulletin to learn what your fellow Americans are saying about their participation in our summits and training program campaigns. No child should suffer at the hands of a predator. Thank you for being in the fight! – Mary Flynn O’Neill
Guatemala Accuses Texas Of Harboring NGOs Trafficking Children
Guatemala’s Attorney General is investigating American taxpayer-funded non-government organizations (NGOs) for child sex trafficking and claims Texas is harboring these organizations.
Guatemalan Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton earlier this month asking for assistance in their investigation after criminal complaints were filed with Guatemala’s Public Ministry alleging that U.S. taxpayer-funded NGOs may be trafficking children from the Central American country. Furthermore, they suspect Guatemalan children are allegedly suffering physical and sexual abuse at facilities run by these NGOs.
“In relation to the new complaint that has been filed with this institution, a horrifying pattern of disappearance of children from Guatemala has been brought to our attention, and it has been reported to the Public Ministry that a complex network involving Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) operating within Guatemala, who collaborate with specific entities in the State of Texas, are implicated in the abuse of Guatemalan children when they are away from their parents and do not have someone to protect them,” Porras wrote in her letter.
“These Guatemalan children have reportedly been placed in shelters and organizations throughout Texas under the guise of providing them with a family environment. Disturbingly, there have been reports and documented situations of sexual abuse in these shelters, which is a huge violation of the rights and dignity of these children.”
Porras wrote the State of Texas “bears much of the responsibility for these lost children, who have been transferred to the border and processed migratorily in Texas” and further claims Texas has been apparently fully aware of the situation.
Guatemalan Secretary General Angel Pineda said he is seeking collaboration from Paxton and the State of Texas in this ongoing criminal investigation, according to Sara Carter’s news site.
“As a Prosecutor’s Office, Ministerio Publico of Guatemala, have received a criminal complaint that states some criminal actions, which we see with great concern,” Pineda told SaraACarter.com. “Due to the situation that is happening in Texas, regarding different forms of abuses of some Guatemalan children and adolescents, when the institution received that criminal complaint, the institution has started investigations, so it is necessary to work on this matter in an integral way.”
Porras stated in the letter that among the non-governmental organizations operating in Guatemala and the State of Texas that may be involved in child trafficking operations are Save the Children, Changing the Way We Care, the World Childhood Foundation, Arise, and La Unión del Pueblo Entero. Porras emphasized that what’s particularly concerning is that some of these organizations receive federal funds from American taxpayers.
The Save the Children organization – which has been operating in Guatemala since 1976, according to their site – has had questionable allegiances. For example, they gave an award to Hillary Clinton, whose Clinton Foundation was cited for crimes against children in the 2018 Inspector General’s report in 2013. In 2019, Save the Children gave an award to honor Disney and its CEO, Bob Iger. Disney has been plagued with pedophilia problems for years. Recently, it’s been widely exposed that the Disney Channel hired Brian Peck after he was criminally charged for the sexual abuse of a minor and registered as a sex offender since the Quiet on Set docu-series came out. Also, Bill Gates, who notoriously continued a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after his first conviction for procuring a child for prostitution in 2008 – has given Save the Children millions over the years via The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Watch, listen, and learn what our fellow Americans are saying about America’s Future Get In The Fight Texas campaign, the importance of increasing their knowledge, and the need to raise awareness in local communities to end the tragedy of child exploitation and trafficking. Watch Get In The Fight attendee testimonials above.
Fed Investigation Into Diddy May Reopen Old Criminal Cases
The FBI raid on Sean “Diddy” Combs may lead to an investigation into old criminal cases tied to the rap mogul, including the infamous New York City nightclub shooting from over two decades ago.
In Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones’ recent lawsuit against Combs, he claimed that Jennifer Lopez smuggled Combs’ gun for him inside a Times Square club where three people were victims of a shooting in 1999. Jones also said Combs has bragged about bribing witnesses and jurors from the criminal case that turned into a seven-week long trial where Combs ended up walking free. However, a young artist under his Bad Boys Record label at the time, Shyne Barrow, was convicted.
“Mr. Combs’ girlfriend at the time, Jennifer Lopez, aka, J.Lo carried the gun into the club for him and passed him the gun after he got into an altercation with another individual,” Jones alleged in his suit.
Two law enforcement sources told The New York Post that the shooting and the trial could possibly be reinvestigated as part of a sweeping federal probe into
Combs.
“They got eyes on him in Miami and the feds are talking to witness after witness,” New York criminal defense attorney Michael Discioarro, who is familiar with the case, told The Post. “They’re corroborating everything they can. But everything past and present is on the table with Mr. Diddy right now.”
Natania Reuben, who was one of the three victims in the club shooting, has said for years that she saw Combs shoot her in the face.
“I literally watched them pull out the guns, I had a clear point of view. I mean, for God’s sake, I got shot in my nose,” Reuben said during a recent appearance on NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas Reports. “I watched everything occur and have described it, vehemently, to all parties involved. I have nine bullet fragments remaining in my face.”
At the time of the incident, Lopez and Combs were apprehended by police. Police cuffed and detained Lopez for 14 hours but never charged her.
After shots were fired, Lopez and Combs fled the club in a Lincoln Navigator. Combs’ driver, Wardel Fenderson, later said Lopez said in the SUV that night that Shyne [Barrow] busted off.
“Shyne busted off! Shyne busted off in the air!” Fenderson quoted Lopez as saying — before cops pulled them over, according to The Post.
As Combs and his bodyguard walked free, Barrow was convicted on assault and gun possession and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2001. Barrow has always maintained his innocence and claimed he was the fall guy, which he reiterated in an interview with Channel 5 Belize last week.
“It certainly reopens the wounds that I’ve been saying this all along, everyone knew all along that I was the fall guy. But my political enemies and, you know, detractors try to make me into, you know, this criminal. But everyone knew that I was a young kid that took the fall. Everyone knew that, that was the story. I’m just saying that I maintained my innocence all this time.”
Barrow also insists he never shot anybody.
“I maintain that I never shoot nobody, that there were other guns there. I’ve always said that, that has not changed and that is the testimony that came out. Fragments were never removed so there was never any forensic testing to say who it was, but the victims are vindicating me. Witnesses are vindicating me, but I have moved on, I am not trying to relive that.”
Barrow added that he prays for Combs, the alleged victims and, that whatever the truth is, may justice be served.
America’s Future Project Defend & Protect Our Children Little Flower Advisory Board have dedicated their lives to educating, helping, and inspiring others through their professional work and personal lives. As a unified team of experts and leaders of this important Project, they have pledged their time and talent to the future of America – our precious children. Our Executive Director Mary O’Neill and Board Chair General Mike Flynn lead the advisory team that includes Board member Lara Logan, Liz Crokin, Mike Smith, Lynz Piper-Loomer, Bazell and Tina Baz, Brian Gamble, Tara Lee Rodas, Silvia Almond, and Attorneys Alicia Kutzer, Ben Moore, and Bill Olson.
In this edition of the Bulletin, our PDPC advisors open their notebooks to share their “reader’s choice” selections to watch, read, listen to, and learn more about why it is critical for all Americans to stay informed and get involved in eradicating child exploitation, abuse, and trafficking in America and worldwide.
MUST WATCH: If Sounds of Freedom stirred something within you, then Don’t Say My Name is a must-watch! Based on real-life events, this gripping tale follows Adriana, a survivor of human trafficking, as she courageously breaks free from her captors. Join her on a heart-wrenching journey of resilience as she strives to reclaim her life and find healing amidst adversity. Watch here on YouTube
MUST WATCH: Teresa was a 22-year-old massage therapy student when she was offered the opportunity to work for a high-profile client as a traveling massage therapist. Instead, she ended up being groomed, sexually assaulted, and trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and his network of exploiters. During this episode of Consider Before Consuming, Teresa shares her experience being a sex trafficking victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, how she’s used that experience to help other victims in her position at the National Center of Sexual Exploitation’s Law Center, and how parents and caregivers can recognize the signs of grooming. Watch here
STAY INFORMED: We live in a world that needs to see concrete numbers to legitimize an issue. Unfortunately, those numbers are difficult to come by—but here are nine surprising facts to help you stay informed about the extent of human trafficking in the United States.
STAY ALERT: Instances of sextortion aimed at young people through social media platforms are increasing. Following the tragic suicide of a teenager from Michigan, two Nigerian siblings have admitted guilt in orchestrating a fatal sextortion plot. Jordan DeMay tragically took his own life in 2022 after being ensnared by the perpetrators’ sextortion scheme on Instagram. For details, click here.
STAY INFORMED: California Republican Shannon Grove wants more penalties for buying child sex. She claims her bill to do just that got “hijacked.” The amendments to the bill were approved by California’s Senate Public Safety Committee despite Grove’s objections. The next step involves its consideration by the Senate Appropriations Committee. For further information, click here.
SPREAD THE WORD: Share the PDPC Bulletin with family members, friends, and neighbors to help raise awareness about how to prevent child exploitation and trafficking in Americans. Encourage others to join the PDPC network to expand the grassroots community of Americans, helping to end the war on children. And visit the PDPC News page for informative articles and other resources, and to watch Not On My Watch podcasts.
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If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. – Matthew 18:6
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