When I speak to people about human trafficking, the assumption is that it occurs somewhere "over there"--across the ocean, on some third world continent, among the poor and deviant. This assumption is not just made among "lay people", but made by mental health service providers, social service workers, and law enforcement as well. I cannot say loudly enough that it is happening RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. It is happening in the same shopping plaza you go to drop off your dry cleaning. It is happening on the same website where you look for your next apartment or job. It is happening in the homes and businesses in neighborhoods with manicured lawns. It is happening.
Here is the mirror I am holding up for us to all look into: Sex Trafficking in Rural SD. Even in remote, rural South Dakota sex trafficking has found its hold. Events like the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the upcoming hunting season bring in millions of dollars to the state in the sprin and summer. However, it also brings the opportunity for criminal organizations to set up shop for the thousands of men descending on the state.
http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=100246
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