Indiana Right to Life
seeks investigation into whether Indianapolis human trafficking ring
sought or received services at Planned Parenthood of Indiana
Indiana Right to Life today will formally submit a letter to Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder asking for investigation into whether the recently exposed human trafficking ring operating in northwest Indianapolis is the same group referenced in a January 18, 2011, letter from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America to the Justice Department, and, if so, whether persons engaged in the Indianapolis human trafficking ring received any services from Planned Parenthood of Indiana.
Federal authorities announced multiple arrests on May 4 in connection to a multi-state human-trafficking ring in which women were brought across U.S. borders to serve as prostitutes in the Hispanic community on Indianapolis' northwest side. According to U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett, the human trafficking ring had been operating in Indianapolis for several years. More on the Indianapolis human trafficking ring
On January 18, 2011, Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder indicating that "multi-state visits [to Planned Parenthood offices] from men claiming to be engaged in sex trafficking of minors may be a hoax." Richards' letter was sent in reaction to the release of undercover videos by the group Live Action in which individuals claiming to be engaged in human trafficking sought services from Planned Parenthood offices on the East Coast. Read the PPFA letter referencing Indiana
One of the states in which Richards claimed such activity occurred is Indiana. However, Live Action has told Indiana Right to Life that it had no involvement with any undercover operations in Indiana in which they claimed to be involved in a human trafficking ring.
"It appears that we have three parts of a puzzle. Federal authorities have busted a major human trafficking ring in Indianapolis, Planned Parenthood claims a man approached one of its Indiana offices claiming to be engaged in a sex trafficking ring, and Live Action confirms it did not engage in such undercover activity in Indiana," states Indiana Right to Life President and CEO Mike Fichter. "This leaves two major questions that must be answered: was the man referenced in Planned Parenthood's letter actually from the recently busted human trafficking ring, and if he was, did Planned Parenthood provide any services to persons engaged in the human trafficking ring? We will never know the answer to these questions without a thorough investigation from authorities."
While Cecile Richards' letter does not specify which of its Indiana offices may have been approached by someone claiming to be involved with a human trafficking ring, Planned Parenthood of Indiana's largest abortion center in Indiana is located on Indianapolis' northwest side in the general area where the human trafficking ring was reportedly operating.
Indiana Right to Life today will formally submit a letter to Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder asking for investigation into whether the recently exposed human trafficking ring operating in northwest Indianapolis is the same group referenced in a January 18, 2011, letter from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America to the Justice Department, and, if so, whether persons engaged in the Indianapolis human trafficking ring received any services from Planned Parenthood of Indiana.
Federal authorities announced multiple arrests on May 4 in connection to a multi-state human-trafficking ring in which women were brought across U.S. borders to serve as prostitutes in the Hispanic community on Indianapolis' northwest side. According to U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett, the human trafficking ring had been operating in Indianapolis for several years. More on the Indianapolis human trafficking ring
On January 18, 2011, Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder indicating that "multi-state visits [to Planned Parenthood offices] from men claiming to be engaged in sex trafficking of minors may be a hoax." Richards' letter was sent in reaction to the release of undercover videos by the group Live Action in which individuals claiming to be engaged in human trafficking sought services from Planned Parenthood offices on the East Coast. Read the PPFA letter referencing Indiana
One of the states in which Richards claimed such activity occurred is Indiana. However, Live Action has told Indiana Right to Life that it had no involvement with any undercover operations in Indiana in which they claimed to be involved in a human trafficking ring.
"It appears that we have three parts of a puzzle. Federal authorities have busted a major human trafficking ring in Indianapolis, Planned Parenthood claims a man approached one of its Indiana offices claiming to be engaged in a sex trafficking ring, and Live Action confirms it did not engage in such undercover activity in Indiana," states Indiana Right to Life President and CEO Mike Fichter. "This leaves two major questions that must be answered: was the man referenced in Planned Parenthood's letter actually from the recently busted human trafficking ring, and if he was, did Planned Parenthood provide any services to persons engaged in the human trafficking ring? We will never know the answer to these questions without a thorough investigation from authorities."
While Cecile Richards' letter does not specify which of its Indiana offices may have been approached by someone claiming to be involved with a human trafficking ring, Planned Parenthood of Indiana's largest abortion center in Indiana is located on Indianapolis' northwest side in the general area where the human trafficking ring was reportedly operating.
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