At MCGOP Headquarters September 13. MCGOP held a presentation about human trafficking with Candace Parrott from the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force. We learned that Montgomery County is a hot bed for human trafficking. No child is immune. Candace has seen it in Potomac and Chevy Chase as well as other places around the county. Mostly white people are trafficked. The traffickers look for vulnerable kids and can find them online, at malls, at movie theaters, or anywhere kids hang out. There has been an uptick in MoCo with LGBTQ youth as victims. There is a hotline number if you suspect that you know someone or see what you think may be human trafficking: 1-888-373-7888 or text “Be Free” to 233733, text “Suspected case.”
Here is some information provided by Candace Parrott ([email protected]):
Do not try to handle the situation by yourself.
Call the National Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 or text "Be Free" to 233733, text "Suspected case."
Sites:
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
MD Crime Victims 301-952-0063 / 1-877-VICTIM-1
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