October 9, 2013
Both sex and labor trafficking are a very real problem in Cook County. Chicago has been identified by the FBI as a hub, because we are a convention city, a transportation hub and a tourist destination. In particular, we have seen a large amount of domestic sex trafficking. - Anita Alvarez, Cook County State’s Attorney
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Chicago is a High Intensity Child Prostitution Location
Law enforcement officials call it an “escalating threat” as children,”, some as young as nine, are lured and kidnapped into sex trafficking, the illegal trade of human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor, often referred to as modern slavery.