Advocate & Author Combating Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Vice President at the U.S. based National Center on Sexual Exploitation & Director of the International Centre on Sexual Exploitation in the UK

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Haley McNamara (formerly Halverson) leads international efforts and joint campaigns to improve policies and education among global governing bodies, citizenry, and corporations regarding the full web of sexual exploitation issues.

Her advocacy work has contributed to policy improvements in social media, online advertising, retail, and hotel industries.

She has advocated at the United Nations, led international coalition campaigns, presented to Danish, Croatian, and Rwandan government officials, and more.

Subject Matter Expertise Includes:

Online Grooming | Sex Trafficking

Image-Based Sexual Abuse | Sextortion | Online Child Abuse

Corporate Responsibility | Primary Prevention

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McNamara earned her Master of Arts in Government from Johns Hopkins University where she received honors for her thesis regarding the online commercial sexual exploitation marketplace.

She is a former member of the Washington DC Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Select Opinion Pieces

Is the Online Sex Trafficking Era About to Meet the 'Delete' Key? (FoxNews)

4 Conversations That Can Help Guard Children Against Sexual Abuse (HuffingtonPost)

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue: Empowerment Or Sexual Objectification? (HuffingtonPost)

What Many Of The Current Sexual Assault Apologies Have In Common (HuffingtonPost)

 

Select Media Interviews

 

Journal Publications

  • Halverson, Haley C. (2018) “Ending Immunity of Internet-facilitated Sexual Exploitation Through Amending the Communications Decency.” Act, 21.12 Journal of Internet Law 3, 12.

  • Halverson, Haley C. (2018) "The Communications Decency Act: Immunity for Internet-facilitated Commercial Sexual Exploitation," Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 12. DOI: 10.23860/dignity.2018.03.01.12

“We’re not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we’re to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.”

– Dietrich Bonhoeffer