Politics & Government

Metro Approves Knabe Sex Trafficking Campaign

Metro will create a public awareness campaign related to human sex trafficking and post the information on buses, trains, and its website.

The Metro Board today unanimously approved a public awareness campaign related to human sex trafficking spearheaded by Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, according to a news release.

Metro plans to post information about sexually trafficked youth on Metro buses, rail cars, and trains, as well as at stations and on its website.

The county has seen a significant hike in the number of sexually trafficked youth in the past few years.  Minors, some as young as 12, are being coerced by force and manipulated by adults, enslaved, and sexually exploited for commercial gain, according to the news release.

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“Every day in Los Angeles County, children are transported on Metro buses and trains and we have an opportunity to make the public aware that some kids may be there against their will and a victim of human sex trafficking,” Knabe said in a statement.

Metro will develop and implement the campaign and report back in February and March with updates on how it is progressing.

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“Posting information on Metro buses, trains, at stations, and on Metro’s website, will shine a light on this travesty in the places it can be most likely to occur,” Knabe said. “We must do our part to help bring those individuals responsible for the abuse and exploitation of children to justice.”


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