Metro Detroit survivor advocate on how to see the signs of human trafficking
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On Wednesday, the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office charged 33-year-old Gerod Remond Penick with several felonies, including human trafficking and prostitution, after police say he held a woman at a motel, assaulted her, and forced her to engage in sexual acts with himself and other men against her will.
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) – Human trafficking is much closer than we think and that’s the message from one Metro Detroit survivor advocate.
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SurvivoradvocateJojoDriessaysthebestthingyoucandoispayattentiontothesigns.
“Humantraffickingisaverycommoninstance,”saidDries.“Itdoesn’tmatteryoursocio-economiclevel,orwhereyouare,orwhattypeoffamilyyoucomefrom,orwhatyourreligionis,orwhatyourgenderis;itaffectsallofus.”
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