High-profile U.S. case highlights what police, service providers are up against when combatting human trafficking

Epstein’s case, which has been splashed across front pages and news stations in the U.S. and the world this week has captured international attention largely because of some of the high-profile, powerful men associated with the billionaire. The 66-year-old, who is linked with people such as president Bill Clinton, Great Britain’s Prince Andrew, and Trump, pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges in a New York courtroom Monday, following his arrest in Manhattan on Saturday.

The shocking Jeffrey Epstein human trafficking case has grabbed the international spotlight, but sadly it’s the high-powered people close to the American billionaire driving much of the attention.

Those fighting the rapidly growing demand for the trafficking of women, many of them teenagers and younger, say the case shows just how far-reaching this devastating criminal activity has become.

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Published on July 9, 2019 in The Pointer - Brampton