GV Wire Publisher Darius Assemi explains the truth behind the crime of human trafficking. In Fresno County alone, an estimated 750 young women each year are forced into prostitution by criminal pimps who control them through fear and physical violence. Watch the video above to learn more.
DA Lisa Smittcamp Targets Sex Trafficking
"Human trafficking is modern-day slavery." Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp says that is the unvarnished reality of prostitution and for those who become ensnared by it. "They live in fear that the pimp is going to hurt their family." In an interview with GV Wire, Smittcamp says many are...
DA Lisa Smittcamp Targets Sex Trafficking
"Human trafficking is modern-day slavery." Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp says that is the unvarnished reality of prostitution and for those who become ensnared by it. "They live in fear that the pimp is going to hurt their family." In an interview with GV Wire, Smittcamp says many are...
Survivor Helps Other Sex Trafficking Victims Break The Chains
Midnight phone calls, sting operations, and cooperating with witness protection are all the norm for Debra Rush. To speak with Rush is to become inspired to take up action against human trafficking. Rush is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Breaking the Chains, a nonprofit organization that works with...
Survivor Helps Other Sex Trafficking Victims Break The Chains
Midnight phone calls, sting operations, and cooperating with witness protection are all the norm for Debra Rush. To speak with Rush is to become inspired to take up action against human trafficking. Rush is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Breaking the Chains, a nonprofit organization that works with...
Police Chief Jerry Dyer Reveals Horrors of Sex Trafficking
It's unfortunate that many people think of prostitution as a "victimless crime." In an interview with GV Wire, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer details the horrors of sex trafficking: the punishment that pimps inflict on prostitutes — nearly all of who have been forced into the illicit trade — and how...
Police Chief Jerry Dyer Reveals Horrors of Sex Trafficking
It's unfortunate that many people think of prostitution as a "victimless crime." In an interview with GV Wire, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer details the horrors of sex trafficking: the punishment that pimps inflict on prostitutes — nearly all of who have been forced into the illicit trade — and how...
Police Chief Jerry Dyer Reveals Horrors of Sex Trafficking
It's unfortunate that many people think of prostitution as a "victimless crime." In an interview with GV Wire, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer details the horrors of sex trafficking: the punishment that pimps inflict on prostitutes — nearly all of who have been forced into the illicit trade — and how...
Police Chief Jerry Dyer Reveals Horrors of Sex Trafficking
It's unfortunate that many people think of prostitution as a "victimless crime." In an interview with GV Wire, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer details the horrors of sex trafficking: the punishment that pimps inflict on prostitutes — nearly all of who have been forced into the illicit trade — and how...