Wayfair internet child exploitation conspiracy distracts from the shocking reality of human trafficking

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“Sensationalized stories of children being kidnapped and sold into international sex trafficking rings become the driving narrative for how trafficking happens,” says Rhonelle Bruder, a human trafficking survivor herself. “At the same time, other forms of coercion and abuse that are not as extreme are overlooked, and victims go unidentified because their circumstances do not fit into the idea of what trafficking looks like.”

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The Wayfair child trafficking conspiracy has grabbed the public spotlight and continues to take attention away from what human trafficking really looks like. 

Criminal activity in Peel and Ontario highlights the need to address the growing crisis in our own backyard. 

Published in The Pointer Brampton and The Pointer Mississauga on July 25, 2020