You searched for New Zealand - Mike South https://mikesouth.com/ The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:06:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 You searched for New Zealand - Mike South https://mikesouth.com/ 32 32 1788040 The #MeToo Backash https://mikesouth.com/legal/the-metoo-backash-66584/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/the-metoo-backash-66584/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:46:42 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=66584 The #MeToo movement is a social movement against sexual abuse and sexual harassment where people publicize allegations of sex crimes committed by powerful and/or prominent men. The phrase “Me Too” was initially used in this context on social media in 2006, on Myspace, by sexual harassment survivor and activist Tarana Burke.   Widespread media coverage […]

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A year later, Michael J. Pratt remains on the run from trafficking charges https://mikesouth.com/legal/a-year-later-michael-j-pratt-remains-on-the-run-from-trafficking-charges-65842/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/a-year-later-michael-j-pratt-remains-on-the-run-from-trafficking-charges-65842/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:01:20 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=65842 It’s almost a year since Michael J. Pratt owner of Girls do Porn went into hiding. Almost a year later there seem to be no new leads when it comes to finding him.  Read past Articles and the Breaking news that lead up to the federal Government’s intervention https://mikesouth.com/?s=girls+do+porn Twenty-two women have been awarded more […]

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Kaytlin Bailey: Protect and empower New Hampshire’s sex workers https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/kaytlin-bailey-protect-empower-new-hampshire-sex-workers-57414/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/kaytlin-bailey-protect-empower-new-hampshire-sex-workers-57414/#respond Sun, 24 May 2020 18:24:09 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=57414 A terrific Op/Ed by Kaytlin Bailey, director of communication for Decriminalize Sex Work On May 18, the New Hampshire Union Leader published an op/ed “Sex work is not work” by Jasmine Grace, founder of Jasmine Grace Outreach, one of many organizations raising awareness about human trafficking by conflating it with adult consensual prostitution. Among many […]

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NZ sex workers back on the job under COVID-19 alert level 2 https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/nz-sex-workers-back-on-the-job-under-covid-19-alert-level-2-57324/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/nz-sex-workers-back-on-the-job-under-covid-19-alert-level-2-57324/#comments Fri, 15 May 2020 16:27:17 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=57324 ‘Kissing is out, contact tracing is in’ New Zealand‘s national lift to COVID-19 alert level 2 means it’s business as usual for many Kiwis, including sex workers who headed back to work on Thursday. With no touching outside of personal bubbles during lockdown, sex workers have been forced to adapt to novel means of work […]

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Malta: ‘Decriminalization is the safest way for sex workers to work’ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/malta-decriminalization-is-the-safest-way-for-sex-workers-to-work-55748/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/malta-decriminalization-is-the-safest-way-for-sex-workers-to-work-55748/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:28:08 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=55748 Decriminalization is the safest way for sex workers to work, a sex worker and activist in the field, told the The Malta Independent. Speaking on condition of anonymity, she said that she has been working in the industry for well over a decade. “Decriminalization gives full service sex workers the freedom to screen and refuse […]

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Untenable: Canada’s prostitution law is the worst of all worlds https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/untenable-canadas-prostitution-law-is-the-worst-of-all-worlds-53418/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/untenable-canadas-prostitution-law-is-the-worst-of-all-worlds-53418/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:28:55 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=53418 In the Chronicle Herald, Stuart Chambers, Ph.D. writes "Canada’s prostitution law is untenable. Here are five reasons why it must be jettisoned."

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Bond #Denied for Matthew Wolfe from GirlsDoPorn https://mikesouth.com/legal/bond-denied-for-matthew-wolfe-from-girlsdoporn-52084/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/bond-denied-for-matthew-wolfe-from-girlsdoporn-52084/#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2019 21:05:06 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=52084 One of the defendants in the ongoing GirlsDoPorn.com case requested bail and it was denied. The judge ordered him detained because he was an obvious flight risk. The Defendant is a citizen of New Zealand. The Defendant has no legal status in the United States. Defendant is engaged to a U.S. citizen and has a […]

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GirlsDoPorn.com Civil Trial Continues Despite Criminal Charges https://mikesouth.com/legal/girlsdoporn-com-civil-trial-continues-despite-criminal-charges-51892/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/girlsdoporn-com-civil-trial-continues-despite-criminal-charges-51892/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2019 13:36:59 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=51892 The day after an online porn purveyor removed GirlsDoPorn’s videos and less than a week after federal prosecutors filed sex trafficking charges against its owners and operators, GirlsDoPorn lost a bid to stay the months-long civil trial brought by women who say they were duped to appear in its videos. “I can’t see the benefit […]

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UPDATED: GirlsDoPorn Owners, Employees Indicted by Feds for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy https://mikesouth.com/legal/girlsdoporn-owners-employees-indicted-in-sex-trafficking-conspiracy-by-feds-51683/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/girlsdoporn-owners-employees-indicted-in-sex-trafficking-conspiracy-by-feds-51683/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:04:00 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=51683 The owners and two employees of the infamous adult websites GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys were charged in federal court in San Diego, Thursday, with operating a sex trafficking conspiracy, per a federal criminal complaint. The three women and one man stand charged with crimes in connection with a scheme to deceive and coerce young women to appear in […]

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The Hunt for Michael J. Pratt of GirlsDoPorn is on! https://mikesouth.com/legal/the-hunt-for-michael-j-pratt-of-girlsdoporn-is-on-51723/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/the-hunt-for-michael-j-pratt-of-girlsdoporn-is-on-51723/#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2019 04:09:02 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=51723 During his civil trial, Michael J. Pratt picked up and ran. He claimed he was going on a vacation in Tijuana, Mexico and from there took off for his homeland, New Zealand. The question is, can we force him back to the US? In 1970 the US signed an extradition treaty with New Zealand, that […]

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