Padre reliever joins in launch of San Diego County center to help young sex abuse victims

Nonprofit opens drop-in center to protect victims of child sex trafficking

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A nonprofit called Olive Crest has opened a new drop-in center in downtown San Diego to offer a place for victims of sex trafficking ages 12 to 18 to go to for help and resources. The 24-hour center was unveiled Wednesday and will be one of seven in Southern California. Olive Crest hopes it can build trust with victims who eventually will seek their guidance and resources to get out of their abuse. “It feels paralyzing …

Padre reliever joins in launch of San Diego County center to help young sex abuse victims

Padre reliever Jason Adam at the news conference to announce Olive Crest’s drop-in center. (Photo by JW August) Reliever Jason Adam was an afterthought in the coverage of the Padres come-from-behind win. It was slugger Fernando Tatis Jr. who hit the dramatic home run, but it was Adam who was the winning pitcher. But the next day, Wednesday, Adam was part of an even bigger moment in San Diego’s history – the story behind the creation of a safe ha…

New drop-in center aims to be refuge for San Diego’s sex-trafficked teens

From the outside, it’s just an old building in downtown San Diego. Nothing gives a clue about the offerings in the works inside, that this place will be a refuge for sex-trafficked teens. Here, teens can come get a bite to eat, charge their phone, get access to toiletries. There’s a comfy couch and big screen TV bathed in low light, and a quiet room to maybe close their eyes for a few minutes. They can even spend time with an on-site counselor i…

EDC Announces Padres’ Tom Seidler as New Board Chair - San Diego Business Journal

San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) celebrated 60 years at a special event at Petco Park on May 15. The special anniversary a celebration of six decades of milestones and achievements in EDC’s mission to bring prosperity to the region – also served as occasion to announce San Diego Padres Executive Vice President of […]

California Democrats Restore Penalties in Teen Sex Trafficking Bill After Backlash

California’s Democratic leadership has once again executed a dramatic policy reversal following intense public backlash, this time on legislation concerning sex trafficking of minors, San Francisco Chronicle reports. Assembly Democrats initially opposed strengthening penalties for adults who purchase 16- and 17-year-olds for sex, stripping Assembly Member Maggy Krell’s bill (AB379) of its key provisions. The original bill aimed to match punishme…