Missing in the Heart of the City: Missing in the Heart of the Town

By Dr. Kimberly D. Shamberger

Missing In the Heart of the City, Missing In the Heart of Town gives you the inside of modern day slavery, "Human Trafficking". This informative composition provides you with safety measures by exposing the mind of a trafficker/pimp and the deceitful tricks of the heinous remunerative trade that preys upon women, children and men of all ages, nationalities and ethnicities. The book speaks of Human Trafficking that is taking place right in your city or town that goes unnoticed. This crime is the culprit for many missing and exploited victims who are held captive never leaving their country of origin, home state or in some cases home town. This little book is bursting with a wealth of information for parents, educators and students.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 28, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543445312

Dr. Kimberly D. Shamberger

Dr. Kimberly D. Shamberger, Ph.D. is a NACP Advanced Advocate licensed by the National Advocate Credentialing Program and Divorce Care Facilitator. She was born in Newark, NJ, Graduated from Seton Hall University with a B.A. in Criminal Psychology. She has a B.A. in Religious Education, M.A. in Theology, a Ph.D. in Christian Counseling and a Pedagogy degree. Dr. Shamberger was Ordained as a Eucharistic Minister in 1995, an Ordained Lector, Ordained Elder and Life Coach. Kimberly D. Shamberger, DVS taught in the Newark Public School System for 6 years. She is currently employed at the Essex County Division of Family Assistance and Benefits as a Trainer, has held the following positions: Family Service Worker, Family Service Supervisor, 27 years of service. Kimberly D. Shamberger has worked and trained in the field of Family Violence for more than 19 years, she id the Coordinator for the Irvington, Police Department's DVCRT (Domestic Violence Crisis Response Team) for 10 years. She is educated in the fields of and continues her training in Domestic Violence, Rape, Human Trafficking and Suicide Prevention. This author also has a passion for youth. She has given many youth seminars sharing knowledge with youth simultaneously giving them a forum to be heard. She also enlightening parents about youth concerns. She has been working with homeless and troubled youth for several years. Dr. Shamberger is also currently working with Covenant House Crisis Shelter and several other Covenant House facilities as a Youth Advisor.

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Missing in the

Heart of the City,

Missing in the

Heart of Town

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Kimberly D. Shamberger

Copyright © 2017 by Kimberly D. Shamberger.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2017912977

ISBN:      Hardcover            978-1-5434-4529-9

               Softcover             978-1-5434-4530-5

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Contents

Dedication

Foreword

Chapter 1 The Mind of the Trafficker

Elements of Human Trafficking

The Act

The Means

The Purpose

Difference between Trafficking and Smuggling

Slavery in the Modern World

Current Incidents

Forced Labor

Shandra Woworuntu

Medina’s Story

Annisa’s Story

Debt Bondage

Understanding the Trafficker

Chapter 2 Right in Your Own City or Town

Recruitment Methods

Job Ads

Lover Boy

Prevention

Chapter 3 Newark, NJ Is a Hub

Nadirah

2014 Super Bowl

The Clinton Avenue Five

San Antonio

Toledo, Ohio

Organ Harvesting

Antonio Medina

Levy Izhak Rosenbaum

Nancy Scheper-Hughes

Kendrick Johnson

Chapter 4 Schools Beware - Plant-ins At the Schools

Chapter 5 Places Traffickers Frequent

Precious

Chapter 6 Church Is No Safe Haven???

Chapter 7 Be Aware of Letting Your Child Sleep Over

Chapter 8 Who Is At Risk of Being a Victim of Trafficking

Common Factors among Trafficking Victims

Chapter 9 What Can You Do As a Parent or School Personnel

Chapter 10 Victims Being Victimized By Law Enforcement and the Justice System

The Real Victims

The Needs of Victims

Chapter 11 Safety When Dating

Karla Jacinto

Chapter 12 Safety at Parties

Polaris Project:

The Beginning

References

DEDICATION

I dedicate this work to my beautiful niece, LaTascia Renee Bailey, great niece Makenzie Noelle Bailey, dear nephews, Marqueez Tariq Wright and Rev. William Edward Richburg, darling little cousins, DeAsia Henderson, Rev. D’Noire Henderson and Raven Ivey,my god-son, Cameron Jordan Lee, and god-daughter Zykia Clements and last but not least my precious son, Amir T. Boyd.

May the Lord continue to bless all of you in your coming and going and enlarge your territory. I ask that His hand be upon you so that no harm falls upon you. O Most Gracious and Almighty God may your word be a lamp unto their feet, And a light unto their path. It is my desire my dear children that you adhere to the words and steps God has ordered for you. Please my dear children He that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Always remember when you try God first there is no need to try anything else! May you always be covered by the Blood of Lamb.

Amen.

As always my gratitude to my parents Robert Lee and Georgeena Bernadette Bailey for all that you have sacrificed and instilled in me. Thank you for planting the seed of God in our home and in my spirit. I shutter to think if it had not been where I’d be. I love you both. R.I.P., My brother Robert La Vert Bailey, who designed the cover of this book. Thank you for your support and creativity, you are dearly loved. To my high school, school-mate and childhood friend, Wincey Terry-Bryant, who wrote the foreword to this book. I am deeply honored that you took the time out of your immerse schedule to pen such loving, educational and inspiring words. May God continue to bless you, your ministry and your work towards diminishing Human Trafficking.

I sincerely love you all.

FOREWORD

Dr. Shamberger has compiled what I predict will one day be known as the encyclopedia of Human Trafficking. I am grateful that someone so concerned, aware and educated has taken the time to expound upon this heinous crime in a way that is comprehensive enough to give the general public insight into the strategies and techniques these predators use to engage potential victims.   Shamberger shares exhaustive research and testimonials that delve deep into the human trafficking trade and even probe the mind of the trafficker. She debunks every myth about human trafficking, including geographic limits and pimp and victim stereotypes. Kimberly exposes the schemes and methods that traffickers employ to manipulate, abduct, persuade, indoctrinate, trick, capture, entice and make slaves of thousands of unsuspecting women, girls and boys every year, both abroad and right here in our very own neighborhoods.  Concrete accounts of how innocent victims have been lured from every access point, including, but not limited to, school, work and church provide a perfect balance between exposure and education.   Dr Shamberger’s methodical and comprehensive approach illuminates this difficult, but undeniable truth with clarity and integrity. Missing In the Heart of the City, Missing In the Heart of Town explores every angle, from the very fundamental question what is human trafficking?, to more complex queries such as how are victims engaged?, who is at risk?, why is this barbarity allowed to persist? And what can we do to help? Shamberger recaps true stories of actual tragedies from real-life victims. Her reports cover every corner of the globe, substantiating for us all that no entity, organization, country, neighborhood or person is exempt. Missing In the Heart of the City, Missing In the Heart of Town proves that human trafficking happens everywhere and anywhere. This book is a critical read for anyone who is committed to reestablishing humanity and creating safe climates for all peoples in our local neighborhoods and in the world, in general.

Wincey Terry-Bryant

Children of the Night

The Stylistics

Late at night when all the world is safe

within their dreams. I walk the shadows

Late at night an empty feeling creeps

within my soul. I feel so lonely

So I go into the darkness of the night

All alone I walk the streets until I find

Someone who is just like me

Looking for some company

Children of the night

Prayer

O Most merciful and Gracious God, You are the giver of life and preserver of all and the keeper of lives. I commit each victim of Human Trafficking to your perfect care on the journey that awaits them.

I pray for their safe and auspicious journey and expeditious return to all who love them. Give your angel charge over them to keep them in all their ways, by night and by day. Let no evil befall them, nor any harm come to them.

Bless them O Lord that they may complete their journey home safely and successfully under your watchful eye. I also ask that you make a safe place for them to return filled with love and encouragement.

In the Name above all names Jesus Christ.

Amen.

CHAPTER 1

The Mind of the Trafficker

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Letter from the Birmingham Jail

A CCORDING TO THE United States Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Human trafficking is ‘recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of or gans’.

It is believed to be the third largest criminal activity in the world and the fastest growing crime despite increased efforts to raise awareness. In 2008, only about 72% of employees at U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) were aware of human trafficking and its operations. Fast forward to now and that awareness has increased to 90%. So if human trafficking awareness is spreading quickly, why does the crime keep flourishing?

There is no answer to that question. U.S. and governments all over the world are working to put a stop to this practice but for every victory they achieve, they suffer losses too.

Elements of Human Trafficking

Keeping in mind the definition of human trafficking, the crime consists of three elements.

The Act

This element describes what is done with these victims. They are forcibly or on false pretences recruited, transported, transferred or harbored.

The Means

This element deals with how they are fooled and forced to become a part of the trade. For many, the means of threat, coercion and abduction is used. Then there are many others who get tangled in this because they become the victim of fraud, abuse of power or deception. The crime thrives on people who are in control of the victims, who receive payments.

The Purpose

Now the most important question. Why is it done? The answer is simple; exploitation. It has been found that almost 80% of trafficking is done for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The remaining 20% is related with labor exploitation, slavery and organ removal, among the rest.

Human trafficking robs victims of their basic human rights, and it occurs right under our noses. Many efforts have been focused in other regions of the world, but this is a major problem here at home.

Blake Farenthold

Texas Representative

It has become an all too common situation in the country and all over the world. Every day, people are bought and sold as if they’re worth nothing. It’s hard to imagine that in this time and era, globally the average cost of a slave is $90. These are human beings who once had voices, hopes and dreams but they all get silenced forever as soon as they are pushed into this mire. Now their worth is measured by the money they manage to earn for their handlers. Some are forced to become an unwilling source of sexual pleasure for people, while others slowly fade away, working themselves to death at minimum wage. From U.S. alone, each year, almost 800,000 people become the victim of human trafficking. 80% of these victims are female, while half of them are children.

Imagine having all of your freedom taken away, being forced to work against your will, and constantly living under the threat of violence - in short, being forced to live as a slave. Sadly, this situation is a reality for millions of children, women, and men each year as part of the global human trafficking industry.

Bill Flores

Texas Representative

The most common practice of traffickers is withholding the passport or wages of victims. Without the right resources, these people are unable to seek the help they need and thus forever stay chained to the world of human trafficking. And this helplessness is what these human traffickers take advantage of.

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