Human trafficking emerges as new front in Georgia legislative tension over lawsuit limits

Human trafficking emerges as new front in Georgia legislative tension over lawsuit limits • Georgia Recorder

When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a trio of bills aimed at increasing protections for sexual abuse and human trafficking survivors into law last April, Susan Cobb was at his side. Now she opposes the governor's push to limit tort liability because she says her late daughter's sex abuser would have been shielded from court damages. Ross Williams/Georgia RecorderAsk Susan Cobb and she’ll tell you: She never had plans to become an activist.  A re…

Human trafficking emerges as new front in Georgia legislative tension over lawsuit limits

Ask Susan Cobb and she’ll tell you: She never had plans to become an activist. A registered nurse, she led a relatively normal life, raising her two children in Hartwell, Georgia with her husband Wayne. During her days as a…

Human trafficking emerges as new front in Georgia legislative tension over lawsuit limits - The Current

Susan Cobb, a registered nurse and mother of a gymnast who was the victim of grooming by her coach, is speaking out against Senate Bill 68, which she believes would prevent nearly all victims from receiving justice through the civil system. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

Thai Women Escape “Human Egg Farm” in Georgia, Expose Horrific Trafficking Scheme

Three Thai women who escaped a “human egg farm” in the country of Georgia are now speaking out about the horrific abuse they endured. Lured by false promises of surrogacy opportunities, they were instead held captive, forcibly injected with hormones, and subjected to repeated egg extractions for black-market IVF sales.   The women were deceived through fake surrogacy ads on Facebook. Each was promised between 400,000 and 600,000 baht (roughly $1…