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Thursday, July 17, 2014

THE CALL: END HUMAN TRAFFICKING

The FBI made headlines two weeks ago when they recovered 168 children who had been forced into prostitution.

Sex-trafficking. Right here in the U.S.

After a week-long sweep of truck stops, casinos and the internet, Operation Cross Country led to the rescue of the highest number of exploited children in years. Just to be clear – among the victims, the majority were born on U.S. soil.

We have all heard horrible stories of sex trafficking in countries throughout other parts of the world – Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. But we found this really scary: sex trafficking is on the rise in this country – and each year, the number keep climbing.

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