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October 25, 2004 - Ricky Martin swapped his leather trousers for somber suit on Wednesday (October 20) as he met with diplomats at the United Nations to persuade governments to do more to combat child sex trafficking. "It's just the need for me to leave a message out there about this horrific, nightmare that millions and millions of children from all over the world live with on a day to day basis," Martin told reporters. Watch a report from the press conference from Reuters.

October 25, 2004 - Ricky Martin attended a press conference with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John R. Miller and Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Michael Garcia in which they announced their joining of forces to fight Child Violence, Sexual Tourism and Child Slavery, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Wednesday (October 20). Check out pictures here.

October 25, 2004 - AFP reports that Ricky Martin visited the United Nations headquarters in New York City to make an emotional appeal for international help in the fight against global child sex tourism. "We have to scream this issue. There's a lot of people in denial out there and even the victims do not know that they are victims," Martin said. "This is organized crime." Read more.

October 18, 2004 - Ricky Martin met with his former manager Angelo Medina for a press conference at the San Juan District Court on Wednesday (October 13) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Martin and Medina reached an undisclosed agreement where they would drop their respective lawsuits against each other. On February 2004, Martin filed a claim for $2.4 million against Medina, which he replied with a $63.2 miliion lawsuit. Check out pictures from GettyImages.

October 11, 2004 - Mehrunisa writes "The The Godiva Truffle Celebrity Dinner Auction has ended and the highest bid was for a dinner with Ricky Martin for $47,200 benefiting 'The Ricky Martin Foundation' which supports a broad range of child-focused institutions such as People For Children, a charity focused on eliminating the trafficking and exploitation of children. Ben Affleck raised $28,300 for The AT Children's Project, and Sarah Jessica Parker raised $35,100 benefiting Unicef and The New York Restoration Project. Check out more details at ebay.com."

October 4, 2004 - Ricky Martin is selling his Miami waterfront property for $10.9 million. Check out photos of the property from ShotNews and MavrixPhoto.
 

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