Last month’s Super Bowl in Santa Clara drew thousands of visitors to the Bay Area, including some looking to pay for sex. Police set up an operation to stop sex trafficking and found 10 victims who were minors as young as 12 years old. The incident was one of many spotlighting the ongoing problem of child sex trafficking throughout the Bay Area. Survivors and advocates say more needs to be done to protect kids from exploitation, from building awareness to providing resources like therapy and housing. We talk about the prevalence of this crime, efforts to stop it, and the organizations helping survivors.
Guests:
Sharan Dhanoa, director, South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking
Josh Singleton, lieutenant and commander, Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office Human Trafficking Task Force
Aisha Mays, CEO and Founder, Dream Youth Clinics: a nonprofit that provides free health services to young people and survivors of sex trafficking
Elizabeth Quiroz, co-founder, Redemption House Bay Area: a nonprofit that assists survivors of human trafficking; Quiroz survived child sex trafficking
Viviana Nance, youth leader, Dream Youth Clinics: a nonprofit that provides free health services to young people and survivors of sex trafficking
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