Atlanta Escorts: Saving the exploited from human trafficking
Posted on February 6th, 2010 in Atlanta escorts
A runaway teen is lured into prostitution. An exchange student is recruited by an escort service. An illegal immigrant is forced into labor without pay.
Whether coerced by threat of physical abuse or psychologically manipulated by promises of a better future, victims of modern day slavery are often unable to seek help.
President Barack Obama heightened attention to the human trafficking issue by proclaiming January to be National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human trafficking is defined as recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining any person for labor or services using force, fraud, or coercion.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, human trafficking is the second largest and fastest growing criminal industry in the world.
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Clark was convicted of human trafficking and conspiracy to promote prostitution, according to the county’s website.
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