Behind the Badge
Hear the sinister reason many trafficked girls call their pimps ‘Daddy’
0Happy Medina didn’t set out to become one of the foremost experts on human trafficking in Orange County, or the country, for that matter. But as he learned more he knew he had found his purpose and passion. Medina was 20 years into his career when the chance came to join a task force investigating and prosecuting human trafficking. Despite being illegal everywhere, human trafficking is one of the least understood crimes among law enforcement and civilian populations. Estimated as a $150 billion criminal enterprise worldwide with upward of 40 million to 50 million victims, human trafficking is often thought…
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