CARIBBEAN360 – A 30-year-old businessman has been charged with multiple counts of child prostitution, human trafficking and assault, following a three and a half-month investigation by law enforcement officers.
Anthony Smith was due to appear in the Port of Spain Magistrate Court today, after being charged yesterday.
Police say the proprietor was held after extensive investigations that began on September 23, 2015, following a raid at a house in Arouca.
Smith is facing one charge of recruiting a child for the purpose of trafficking; 17 charges of sexually penetrating a child contrary; five charges of child prostitution; and three charges of assault.
How We Steward Your Contributions
Protect Us Kids relies on volunteers and donors to be trusted resources. We're deeply committed to using donations efficiently for maximum impact. Transparency is part of our core values. See below our PUK Internal Revenue Service - Final Determination Letter establishing our charitable activities.
Empowering Youth
Your donations are crucial for PUK’s mission to empower children, youth, and their caregivers, educators, and community leaders, especially for those in vulnerable situations. Your support provides these key figures with essential tools and knowledge to guide and protect our children.
Global Outreach Programs
Your contributions are vital to PUK's outreach programs for at-risk youth, including those in foster care and homeless situations. Your generosity supports initiatives that directly engage with these young individuals, teaching them crucial lessons in cyber safety.
Inclusive Education Materials
Your donations help develop PUK’s We-Rise Portal and various educational resources, both digital and physical. These materials, crafted with the diverse backgrounds of children in mind, ensure that learning about online safety is accessible and comprehensible to a broad audience, including children, youth, and caregivers.
Community-Based Education Training
Your support enables PUK to extend crucial internet safety and cybersecurity education to community centers, schools, and local organizations. This outreach ensures that even children lacking such guidance at home can access vital safety information.
Your support can make a difference
Consider contributing as little or as much as you can. Every dollar donated goes toward keeping our programs and PUK's healing, empowerment, and research initiatives alive.
Internationally
For all other Countries Not Listed
Contact local investigative authorities or the embassy of the person, or persons, who experienced abuse and request for the regional security office or law enforcement liaison office.
+1 866-772-3354
info@protect-us-kids.org
1629 K St NW #300
Washington, DC 20006 USA
Protect Us Kids® and its logo are registered trademarks of the Protect Us Kids Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3)
Protect Us Kids Foundation © 2024
Subscribe to our newsletter
We will get back to you as soon as possible.
Please try again later.