Protect Me Project

10/19/2026

S*x trafficking feels un-stoppable. It's NOT. YOU can make a difference. Everyone who is informed, coming at it with their own gifts and tools, from their unique perspective, can make a difference.

What can you do about P**N? Don't consume, don't distribute, and don't create.

10/12/2026

Rachel & Daniel Cruceta represented Protect Me Project at the Next Gen leadership gathering for the Florida Multi-cultural Ministry Network this past week-end. We're so glad to see Dr. Daniel actually having a week-end off, and grateful he would dedicate his time to telling others about prevention!

10/11/2026

Consumers of po*******hy have been known to call it "a victimless crime". Really?

Gail Dines, founder and director of CULTURE REFRAMED, speaks powerfully from evidence-based research: "Po*******hy is teaching our children..." Does education shape a generation? Does p**n use shape our moral code and guide our behaviors?

Only if we consume! Your decision counts! SAY NO TO P**N.

10/11/2026

Shout out Westover Community Church for hosting us today! Pastor John and his team made our event run smoothly. And, to all the organizations, agencies and services represented today at the PROTECT OUR KIDS CONFERENCE in Des Moines, IA.

Front row l to r: ~Carla Marroquin Executive Director for Protect Me Project
~Brenda Renter, Student Navigator for at-risk students at Harlan High School and member of planning committee for this conference.
~Sandy Poe, mentor and coach for survivors of human trafficking and friend to women in strip clubs of Des Moines

Second row: ~Aleda Gephardt, Protect Me Project volunteer and member or conference planning committee.
~Kim Smith, Protect Me Project specialist in cyber safety for students and member of planning committee for this conference.
~Shannon Knudsen, S.A.N.E. nurse and service provider at S.A.F.E. Center of Iowa offering a holistic approach to care.
~Hannah Horst: Foster Care Chaplain and Missionary, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) practioner.
~Troy Renter, lead pastor of Harvest of Hope in Harlan, IA. Licensed mental health therapist at Therapy Place, and Next Gen Director for the Iowa Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God.

Back row: ~Ray Fiedler from the Office to Combat Human Trafficking for the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
~Ronnie Smith, leader of Street Grace, a faith-based organization dedicated to intercepting s*x buyers and preventing commercial s*xual exploitation online.
(Not pictured: ~Thomas Barr from the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking)

10/10/2026

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10/08/2026

EVERYTHING IS NOT AS IT SEEMS: how are p**n, violence and human trafficking connected? "Data compiled from present and past p**n actors suggests that exploitation and human s*x trafficking are common experiences in the p**n industry." (Fight The New Drug).

10/07/2026

TRIGGER WARNING: this testimony is hard to watch. His concluding remarks? (1:18) "Prevention is the true key to this problem."

Our prayers and admiration go out to the men and women who battle these demons every day (and are tormented by them while they sleep) so one child might be found and predators stopped.

investigatorshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQCpy3Ka9B4

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Jim Cole, a former ...

10/05/2026

Let's quit with the euphemisms. When children under the age of eighteen are caught on camera being s*xually abused, it's not child po*******hy, not child p**n and not kiddie p**n: it's Child S*xual Abuse Material (CSAM). It's a crime.

10/05/2026

During the month of October Protect Me Project is celebrating WHITE RIBBON TO END P**N USE.

Together, we can protect children from s*xual abuse, commercial exp...

10/02/2026

The Rotary Club of Edina welcomed Protect Me Project to their noon meeting yesterday to bring a report on the International Grant project SAFE FAMILIES CONFRONTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

Pictured: Jon Barnett CFO of Protect Me Project; Carla Marroquin, founder-director; Renee Harberts, Mentor for Global Grant, , team member.

We are grateful for the Rotarians in Minnesota and Cuenca, Ecuador who made it possible to serve over 5,000 parents and students during the 25-26 school year.