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Sex trafficking escape in Seattle shines a spotlight on brutal conditions faced by the entrapped

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A recent escape by a 20-year-old victim from her alleged pimp shines the spotlight on the horrific conditions faced by those entrapped. In Seattle, Winston Burt faces several charges in a human trafficking case.

The woman jumped from a third-story window to escape but was still forced into Burt's car. She again escaped, crawling onto a highway, where she lay until an Uber driver stopped to help her.

Once in the Uber, the alleged assailant opened fire on the car — but the Uber driver, also armed, fired back. Eventually, the Uber got away, and the woman got the medical help she required.

Robert Beiser is the director of the Strategic Initiative on Sex Trafficking at Polaris, a non-profit working to prevent sex and labor trafficking. He talks to Here & Now‘s Robin Young about the big picture of trafficking in the U.S. Young is also joined by Seattle Times reporter Sara Jean Green, who's been covering the story

 

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This “Eyes on Trafficking” story is reprinted from its original online location.

ABOUT PBJ LEARNING

PBJ Learning is a leading provider of online human trafficking training, focusing on awareness and prevention education. Their interactive Human Trafficking Essentials online course is used worldwide to educate professionals and individuals how to recognize human trafficking and how to respond to potential victims. Learn on any web browser (even your mobile phone) at any time.

More stories like this can be found in your PBJ Learning Knowledge Vault.

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