The Ohio Attorney General’s office says police sting operations rescue human trafficking victims. But the people called victims in press releases often end up with criminal records. Rescue in Ohio can look like handcuffs, spit hoods, jail time or court dates. In the final episode of Trafficked, Leila Goldstein looks at what rescue means for the rescued. A warning, this story includes profanity and descriptions of violence.
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The Ohio Attorney General’s office says police sting operations rescue human trafficking victims. But the people called victims in press releases often end up with criminal records. Rescue in Ohio can look like handcuffs, spit hoods, jail time or court dates. In the final episode of Trafficked, Leila Goldstein looks at what rescue means for the rescued. A warning, this story includes profanity and descriptions of violence.
While state leaders have put an emphasis on fighting human trafficking in Ohio, one form of the crime, labor trafficking, continues to get less attention from media and law enforcement. In fiscal year 2020, less than 4 percent of federal trafficking convictions focused on labor trafficking, according to the U.S. Department of State. In the third episode of WYSO’s Trafficked, reporter Leila Goldstein looks at how labor trafficking gets left out of the conversation.
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The Ohio Attorney General’s office says police sting operations rescue human trafficking victims. But the people called victims in press releases often end up with criminal records. Rescue in Ohio can look like handcuffs, spit hoods, jail time or court dates. In the final episode of Trafficked, Leila Goldstein looks at what rescue means for the rescued. A warning, this story includes profanity and descriptions of violence.
