Human Trafficking Investigations January 13, 2025

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The passage of California SB 357 is sure to have a major impact on how adult sex trafficking cases are investigated and prosecuted. California SB 357 has redefined the California Penal Code related to loitering for the purposes of soliciting for prostitution. During this session we will examine how the sex trafficking business will be affected and most important the impact on victims of sex trafficking. We will explore how advocates, counselors, law enforcement and the faith-based community are responding to the change and most of all how they are adapting to support the victim.

The curriculum will also identify how advanced technologies are changing the world of human trafficking. We will explore technologies such as GEO locations on apps and dating sites, Virtual Private Network, Artificial Intelligence, mass audience live streaming, and sex ads on bulletproof hosting sites have changed the way sex trafficking is promoted by pimps and investigated by law enforcement. We will examine how organized criminal enterprises use texting, Tik Tok, cryptocurrency, What’s App, Telegram, dating sites and online subscription pornography sites to conduct recruitment and trafficking business. We will look at apps that are targeting the LBGTQI community and programs that will help parents and educators protect their young people from exploitation.