Post by Rev Hopkins on Mar 14, 2016 9:17:38 GMT -5
Retired NYPD detective continues to combat human trafficking in rural Minnesota
A high school in central Minnesota was contacted in 2015 with the warning that one of its female students was at risk to fall victim to human trafficking. The warning was given in person by retired New York City Police Department (NYPD) detective James Rothstein.
Rothstein said children and teenagers who are bullied are especially at risk, since they can be easier to “groom” into prostitution.
“Those are the ones to really look out for,” he said. “There’s no difference between wealthy and poor people.”
In the case of the bullied girl who was at risk, Rothstein said, despite the fact that the school tried everything staff could and also notified law enforcement, she was found working as a prostitute in South Dakota a year later.
Other warning signs Rothstein urges the general public to look out for that indicate a young person is at risk for being lured into prostitution or is already being exploited are behavioral changes, the person buying new, but inappropriate clothing, suddenly going from using a small bag to a large one and filling it with clothes and returning home late without an explanation as to where he or she has been. Read more and pray
A high school in central Minnesota was contacted in 2015 with the warning that one of its female students was at risk to fall victim to human trafficking. The warning was given in person by retired New York City Police Department (NYPD) detective James Rothstein.
Rothstein said children and teenagers who are bullied are especially at risk, since they can be easier to “groom” into prostitution.
“Those are the ones to really look out for,” he said. “There’s no difference between wealthy and poor people.”
In the case of the bullied girl who was at risk, Rothstein said, despite the fact that the school tried everything staff could and also notified law enforcement, she was found working as a prostitute in South Dakota a year later.
Other warning signs Rothstein urges the general public to look out for that indicate a young person is at risk for being lured into prostitution or is already being exploited are behavioral changes, the person buying new, but inappropriate clothing, suddenly going from using a small bag to a large one and filling it with clothes and returning home late without an explanation as to where he or she has been. Read more and pray