Investigation: Florida’s foster care system has created a pipeline of child sex trafficking, sending at-risk girls right into the hands of dangerous predators. 1/ sun-sentinel.com/local/traffick…
The very issues that send girls into such homes in the first place are the same ones that make them vulnerable to sex traffickers. The traffickers know this and exploit it. 2/
Despise a federal law that limits funding to discourage use of group foster homes, Florida exploited a loophole so it could continue their use and still get federal funding. 3/
Outstanding investigative reporting by @BrittanyWallman @norris_report and @DavidFleshler, who last week reporter the role Florida hotels play in sex trafficking. /end sun-sentinel.com/local/traffick…
Many organizations help fight child sex trafficking and support its victims: @destinyrescue @childrescueco @Love146 @FCItweets @FreedomNetUSA @SharedHope @A21 @DeliverFund @ecpatusa @ourrescue @childrensrights @thorn @SavetheChildren @Polaris_Project @nctsn @MissingKids
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