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Groups move ahead with plans with refuge homes for sex trafficking victims
Efforts to limit illegal sex trade include tougher state penalties for solicitation
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Straight Street Director Beau Robson studies drawings and layouts Friday, July 6, 2018, for a home planned for women escaping sex trafficking, who are served by the organization's Beautiful Feet ministry. - photo by Scott Rogers
Nick Watson
Updated: Jul 8, 2018, 3:25 AM
Published: Jul 8, 2018, 2:11 AM
Jennifer Robson spent last month looking at the colors for the home that will help survivors of sex trafficking through Straight Street Ministry: Whites for the cabinets, earth tones for the flooring. Robson, the Beautiful Feet director, said she wanted a “clean, inviting look” with a homey feel.
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Gainesville man arrested, charged with interfering with school bus after dropoff goes awry
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Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Apr 3, 2025, 9:13 PM
Published: Apr 3, 2025, 8:51 PM
A Gainesville man was arrested after he followed a bus twice and held the bus doors open trying to get a child off the bus, according to authorities.
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