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Monday Feb 03 2014 | 1 comments
El
Dorado
Hills
community
rises
to
battle
human
trafficking
By: Don Chaddock, Managing Editor
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EL DORADO HILLS, CA -‐‑ Friday night
found about 50 gathered in El Dorado
Hills to celebrate how far theyʼ’ve come
in their fight against human trafficking.
Ashlie Bryant, co-‐‑founder of Run for
Courage, said there is still much to be
done.
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“What did we do in response to one
child in our community being
trafficked? We raised more than
$550,000 to combat human trafficking.
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IN THE KNOW
Signs of human trafficking
1. Presence of an overly
controlling boyfriend
2. Inability to look into a
personʼ’s eyes when
communicating
3. Physical abuse
4. Signs of malnourishment
5. Signs of drug use
6. Fear, anxiety, depression,
submissive, tense or nervous
7. Few or no personal
possessions
8. Truancy
9. Knowledge of trafficking
industry and the associated
slang
10. Has an explicit online
profile
with 13 organizations preventing
trafficking,” Bryant told the group.
“Weʼ’ve had 15 core volunteers and 450
race-‐‑day volunteers who have
responded year after year.”
Run for Courage was formed over a
dinner table at Bryantʼ’s home more
than five years ago, in response to an El
Dorado Hills teen being kidnapped and
prostituted using Craigslist.
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The mother of the victim, Vicki Zito,
spoke of the trying time when her
daughter was missing for eight days.
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“It was a nightmare my family had to
endure … If you think living in a small
community keeps you immune, it
doesnʼ’t. It happens here. My daughter
was trafficked,” she said. “This journey
began six years ago when my daughter
was taken. … When I learned about this
crime, … the majority of the victims
donʼ’t have a home or a mom or anyone
actively searching for them. That breaks
my heart.”
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Prevention
1. Educate yourself
2. Spread awareness
3. Report suspicious activity
4. Be a conscientious
consumer
5. Sponsor those at risk
6. Advocate for legislation
locally and nationally
7. Support survivors of
human trafficking
8. Volunteer for anti-‐‑
trafficking organizations
Zito said the man responsible for the
crime is serving a 12-‐‑and-‐‑a-‐‑half-‐‑year
sentence in federal prison.
When her daughter was found, she said
she tried to find resources.
“Five years ago, nobody knew anything
and there were no services. We met
around Ashlie Bryantʼ’s kitchen table. …
They are runners and started a run in
six months (to raise funds and
awareness).”
Deputy Attorney General Maggy Krell,
with the special crimes unit, said
human traffickers are the worst of the
worst.
“Iʼ’ve been a prosecutor over 10 years
and put away a lot of scumbags,” she
said. “The (traffickers) hunt for the
10. Donate to anti-‐‑trafficking most vulnerable (but) we are on the
hunt for them. Law enforcement is
groups
united on this issue. The pimps should
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be scared.
9. Incorporate trafficking
information in schools
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“Weʼ’ve made the message loud and
and Exploited Children: (800)
Local display advertising by
PaperG
843-‐‑5678
The Grace Network: (916)
850-‐‑0846
Trafficking hotline, 24-‐‑hour
confidential help: (888) 373-‐‑
7888
Online: runforcourage.org
clear – our kids are not for sale and our
kids are not alone.”
Leah Albright-‐‑Byrd, executive director
of Bridgetʼ’s Dream, has been in the
national spotlight advocating tougher
sentences for traffickers.
“As we look forward, we need to
celebrate what weʼ’ve accomplished,”
she said. “In the anti-‐‑trafficking
movement, we tend to focus on what
still needs to be done but weʼ’ve
covered a lot of ground.”
Education in schools, including
California State University Sacramento,
has had an impact, according to Bryant.
“In the last two years, weʼ’ve educated
3,000 students,” Bryant said.
For many of those students, itʼ’s an eye-‐‑opening presentation.
Sacramento, according to the FBI and law enforcement, is a hub of
human trafficking because of its geographical location and ease of
access with so many highways and Interstate 5.
Learn more about Run for Courage and their races at
runforcourage.org.
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Thank you Don for covering this event and your support. It means so much in this fight against the injustice of
human trafficking!
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