Exploitation through the use of drugs, or a partner using fraud to exploit their vulnerabilities, and even the unfortunate, disproportionate disadvantages plaguing the men and women who make up the native tribes; Our Mini Case Coverage episode explores three people who had situations handed to them in life which took this individuals down a path that was unforeseen by even them.

We give Tiffany Perry, Alyssa McLemore, and Jose Alfaro the Last Word.

Know What It Is: 

Human trafficking requires the use of all or one of the following to secure any type of labor or commercial sex act – FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION!

LastWord Blog:  

Sources:

Charley Project

https://thehueandcry.com/alyssa-mclemore

https://www.dea.gov/stories/2021/2021-01/2021-01-28/violent-drug-organizations-use-human-trafficking-expand-profits

https://polarisproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Human-Trafficking-and-the-Opioid-Crisis.pdf

https://polarisproject.org/survivor-story-jose-alfaro/

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/24/999726614/growing-number-of-male-survivors-talk-about-being-a-sex-trade-victim

https://fightthenewdrug.org/men-and-boys-who-are-sex-trafficked/

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/overview-findings-2003-national-survey-drug-use-and-health

https://www.bia.gov/service/mmu/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-crisis

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/10-years-later-kent-police-still-investigating-young-woman-s-disappearance/938564185/