Area residents are getting more informed thanks to recent broadcasts highlighting sex trafficking of minors within the United States. Two recent reports to watch or listen to on the web:
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It also highlighted Street Light, a local ministry that is getting ready to open the doors of a new aftercare facility that can house 50 girls. It is a revolutionary endeavor made possible by several Valley churches, including CCV (Christ Church of the Valley.)
– KJZZ, 91.5 NPR radio did an interview with Linda Smith of Shared Hope International. She talked about the problem of child sex trafficking in Phoenix and among other things, the state laws which are insufficient in protecting children from being prostituted and in prosecuting the perpetrators. See the entry below for more information on the HB2699.