RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest will moderate a panel discussion on human trafficking at Campbell Law School on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at noon. Panel participants will address topics including the experience of trafficking victims, prosecutorial challenges, the development of the laws covering human trafficking, and the enforcement of the law.
The event is being organized and hosted by the Campbell Law Federalist Society.
Governor Pat McCrory has declared January 2016 “Human Trafficking Month” in North Carolina. Click here for more information.
Area residents are invited to join the Campbell Law community in attending the presentation. Paid parking is available at the City of Raleigh Municipal Parking Deck across from the law school on West Morgan Street.
A growing global problem, human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. The issue typically includes instances of exploitation of someone for the purpose of compelled labor and/or commercial sex acts. According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC), in 2014 North Carolina ranked in the top-10 of all states for the most call-in reports of human trafficking. From December of 2007 to September of 2015, the NHTRC has logged 96,645 call-in reports of possible human trafficking activity in NC.
Panel participants for the discussion include SBI Special Agent Elena Jones, Assistant District Attorney Boz Zellinger, North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission/JusticeMatters Executive Director Libby Coles, and Regent University School of Law Assistant Professor Tessa Dysart.
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