Sex slaves nationwide – 2400 in W. Mich
By Crystal Hilliard,woodtv.com – Hundreds exploited as modern day slaves
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – An estimated 2400 children are living as slaves in West Michigan, according to the US Department of State.
They’re tricked, kidnapped or sold into human trafficking rings. Police continue to find them and non-profit organizations continue to work toward rehabilitation.
“We’re getting victims so it’s not so much a question of if it’s happening,” Andy Soper with Wedgwood Christian Services said. “It’s how and where it’s happening and how we can work together to solve those issues.”
Sex slaves nationwide and in W. Mich: woodtv.com
Nationwide, hundreds of thousands of children are forced into labor or sex trades. Wedgwood Christian Services hosted a two-day conference, through their outreach effort called The Manasseh Project , to educate professionals in the community about the human trafficking issue.
“There’s no race or creed, there’s no society, class,” Malynda Jennings said. She was exploited sexually as a child.
“This crime is in every secular range. (People) getting educated to know the signs or symptoms is the only thing I can say that would help.”
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