Research shows an increase in sex trafficking among cities which host the Super Bowl. These groups are preparing for that.
PHOENIX — Tucker told her story to a crowd for the first time last week, recalling being 15 years old working at a hair salon and being approached by a grown man who made promises that pulled her into a life of exploitation.
Where Hope Lives set her up with classes, therapy and the tools she needed to restore her life. Jeff May, executive director of the Dream City Foundation, which supports Where Hope Lives, touts it as the largest human trafficking and recovery operation in North America, second largest in the world, and it’s located in Phoenix.
The Super Bowl is a huge sporting event that brings together thousands of people in the host city with up to 150,000 expected in the Valley for Super Bowl LVII. It’s a Penalty brought together well-known names in sports, hospitality and tourism to shine a light on the topic ahead of the big game.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, citing data from the United Nations International Labour Organization, says human traffickers victimize an estimated 28 million people worldwide, with 80% subjected to forced labor and 20% to sex trafficking. The average age of sex trafficking victims in Arizona is between 13 and 15 years old, Love said, noting that nearly half the victims know their trafficker, many of whom connected online and through social media.
“Traffickers will take advantage of that vulnerability to coerce and to make the individual kind of attach themselves in such a way that they work for them or they’ll do something as a result,” de Carvalho said.“The last campaign during the Super Bowl in LA last year, there were 14 children rescued,” de Carvalho said. “It just makes it worthwhile because some of those children had been missing for a long time.
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