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Sex Trafficking Task Force looks to improve tribal responsiveness
By Richie Richards
Native Sun News Staff Writer
www.nsweekly.com

RAPID CITY –– On Wednesday, Jan. 6, the 21-minute documentary “Chosen” was featured at the Elks Theatre in downtown Rapid City for a Community Awareness Night event sponsored by the South Dakota West River Human Trafficking Task Force.

This task force is chaired by Captain Corey Brubakken of the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, who opened up the event with introductions and information regarding the western South Dakota-based task force which was established in the fall of 2013.

According to information provided by the event sponsors and coordinators;

• Investigations in South Dakota have uncovered dozens of victims of sex trafficking
• Victims are all female, ages 13-30 years old
• Predominantly from low-income homes with one or both parents absent
• Several have endured childhoods of abuse and neglect
• Encountered by traffickers during periods of drug addiction and/or homelessness
• Many were struggling to care for family members/young children

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(Contact Richie Richards at staffwriter@nsweekly.com)

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