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Title: Protests after shock verdict in Argentina intercourse-slave trial
Post by: NewsCaster on Dec 13, 2012, 06:30 PM
(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-121213-argentina-da-02.photoblog900.jpg)Victor R. Caivano / APA protester hurls a stone at police officers during a protest against the acquittal of 13 people accused in the disappearance of a young woman in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 12, 2012.(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-121213-argentina-da-01.photoblog900.jpg)Victor R. Caivano / APDemonstrators and police officers clash during a protest against the acquittal of 13 people accused in the disappearance of a young woman in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The Associated Press reports — The acquittal on Tuesday of 13 people accused in the disappearance of Marita Veron, a young woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into prostitution for "VIP clients," spread shock and outrage across Argentina on Wednesday (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_ARGENTINA_intercourse_SLAVE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT), prompting street protests and calls by political leaders to impeach the three judges who delivered the verdict.

Many called the ruling a setback for Argentina's efforts to combat intercourse trafficking, which began largely as a result of Susana Trimarco's one-woman, decade-long quest to find her missing daughter, Maria de los Angeles "Marita" Veron. Her attorneys said she would pursue appeals.(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-121213-argentina-da-03.photoblog900.jpg)Susana Trimarco via APSusana Trimarco, right, poses with her daughter Marita Veron and her granddaughter Micaela, daughter of Marita, in 2002. Trimarco was a housewife who paid scant attention to the news until her daughter, Marita, disappeared. After getting little help from police, Trimarco launched her own investigation after receiving a tip that Marita may have been abducted and forced into intercourse slavery. Trimarco visited brothels seeking clues and the search took an additional goal: rescuing intercourse slaves and helping them start new lives. But years of searching haven't led Trimarco to Marita. Read the full story (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_ARGENTINA_intercourse_SLAVE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT).

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