Stillwater

Family flees to U.S. after escaping human traffickers; Teen loses kidney, left paralyzed
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Family flees to U.S. after escaping human traffickers; Teen loses kidney, left paralyzed

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A teenager left permanently disabled after surviving an attack by human traffickers now lives at the Montgomery County Stillwater Center in Dayton, according to the Public Information Officer (PIO) with Montgomery County Job Center. Surur Ali was only seven years old when his family was kidnapped attempting to flee northeast Africa, the PIO said in…

How sex trafficking survivors, law enforcement are working to combat an 'invisible crime'
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How sex trafficking survivors, law enforcement are working to combat an 'invisible crime'

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Sex trafficking in Minnesota is a crime hiding in plain sight. “I was exploited into sex trafficking at the age of 14,” says Flora Whitfield, with the trafficking survivor-led support group Breaking Free. “A kid that is a runaway will be more likely to be picked up by a trafficker before law enforcement within 48…