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Sex trafficking in the US: 4 questions answered

  • Written by Monti Datta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
Hotels and motels along major highways are common spots for sex trafficking.Ken Stocker/shutterstock.com

New England Patriots CEO Robert Kraft’s criminal charges in a suspected sex trafficking case in southern Florida draw new attention to this serious problem.

Sex trafficking, as the federal government defines it, is “the recruitment,...

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