"It was at school where she met a friend who introduced her to a sex trafficker, and her life took a drastic turn when they dropped her off at a hotel."
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"...Officials say they have no plans to end the probe into Epstein's alleged victims' claims, and authorities are still considering charging others accused in the alleged underage sex ring."
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“People who have been victims of human trafficking aren’t necessarily interested in furthering a police investigation into their captor when they need housing, and medical treatment, and a job,” she says.
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"It’s also a chance to point out what the women who have spoken out about Epstein have in common with other trafficking survivors: When they met Epstein they were vulnerable, often poor and isolated from family members, or both."
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"South Carolina also ranks second in the nation in terms of restitution, in which defendants in criminal trafficking cases were ordered to pay damages to their victims."
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"We will get to the bottom of what happened, and there will be accountability," Barr said. “Let me assure you that this case will continue on against anyone who was complicit with Epstein."
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"When federally funded service providers try to help survivors move on from their traffickers, those criminal records can become barriers to housing, education and employment."
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"'Hilary Axam, a top prosecutor with the Human Trafficking Institute at the DOJ, said that it is hard to prove that that the victim was indeed being trafficked against the victim's will, because it requires getting into the victim's mind.'"
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"In total, 10,949 cases of human trafficking were reported in 2018, including 7,859 sex trafficking cases and 1,249 labor trafficking cases."
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"'These individuals allegedly plied young women with promises of a better life and then used drugs, violence and extreme emotional manipulation - including death threats - as a means of control.'"
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"Pattern and image recognition can enable analysts to search with a photo of a hotel room, and recognize patterns like a bedspread that help law enforcement find multiple victims pictured in the same location."
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"Seven child trafficking victims — the youngest just 15 years old — were rescued in Georgia during a month-long, operation, the FBI announced Tuesday."
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