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Super Bowl Is Single Largest Human Trafficking Incident In U.S.:Attorney General
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Super Bowl Is Single Largest Human Trafficking Incident In
U.S.:Attorney General
The Huffington Post By Eleanor Goldberg 02/03/2013
When it came time for the Super Bowl, Clemmie Greenlee was expected to
sleep with anywhere from 25 to 50 men a day. It’s a staggering figure,
but it doesn’t shock advocates who say that the sporting event
attracts more traffickers than any other in the U.S.
"The Super Bowl is the greatest show on Earth, but it also has an ugly
underbelly," Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott told USA Today in 2011
when his state was gearing up to host the event. "It's commonly known
as the single largest human trafficking incident in the United
States."
The influx of fans fosters the optimal breeding ground for pimps
looking to boost their profits. Experts say that the sheer number of
men looking to pay for sex substantially increases demand and the
massive crowds allow for pimps and victims to essentially go
unnoticed, newsnet5.com reports.
"It's not so much that you become a victim at the Super Bowl, but that
many victims are brought in to be used for all the men at the Super
Bowl," Stephanie Kilper, a representative for Operation Freedom
Taskforce in Akron, Ohio -- an organization which aims to end to human
trafficking –- told newsnet5.com
According to Forbes, 10,000 prostitutes were brought to Miami for the
Super Bowl in 2010 and 133 underage arrests for prostitution were made
in Dallas during the 2011 Super Bowl....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/03/super-bowl-sex-trafficking_n_2607871.html
U.S.:Attorney General
The Huffington Post By Eleanor Goldberg 02/03/2013
When it came time for the Super Bowl, Clemmie Greenlee was expected to
sleep with anywhere from 25 to 50 men a day. It’s a staggering figure,
but it doesn’t shock advocates who say that the sporting event
attracts more traffickers than any other in the U.S.
"The Super Bowl is the greatest show on Earth, but it also has an ugly
underbelly," Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott told USA Today in 2011
when his state was gearing up to host the event. "It's commonly known
as the single largest human trafficking incident in the United
States."
The influx of fans fosters the optimal breeding ground for pimps
looking to boost their profits. Experts say that the sheer number of
men looking to pay for sex substantially increases demand and the
massive crowds allow for pimps and victims to essentially go
unnoticed, newsnet5.com reports.
"It's not so much that you become a victim at the Super Bowl, but that
many victims are brought in to be used for all the men at the Super
Bowl," Stephanie Kilper, a representative for Operation Freedom
Taskforce in Akron, Ohio -- an organization which aims to end to human
trafficking –- told newsnet5.com
According to Forbes, 10,000 prostitutes were brought to Miami for the
Super Bowl in 2010 and 133 underage arrests for prostitution were made
in Dallas during the 2011 Super Bowl....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/03/super-bowl-sex-trafficking_n_2607871.html
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