I am pleased to be joining Courage Worldwide Founder and CEO Jenny Williamson, along with Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully, FBI Innocence Lost Task Force Supervisory Special Agent Mike Rayfield, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, and others this afternoon to share our dedication to fight human trafficking by putting criminals behind bars, working to find an end to these crimes, and providing healing services to survivors.
Victims of trafficking can often be mistaken as willing participants, but that is simply not true. Force, cohersion, manipulation, fear and false love encroach upon victims and can force them into something in which they never wanted to take part.
This afternoon I will share CalVCP’s steadfast effort to provide much needed assistance to survivors through financial assistance for mental health counseling, relocation and medical services. Teams from Sacramento, Denver, Las Vegas, and Washington DC will present on The Anatomy of a Case (featuring a survivor and key witness in a trafficking prosecution), Victim Centered Investigations, Profile of a Victim & Redefining Success with This Population, and Women Trafficking Women.
The informative training will further educate our California partners including first responders, prosecutors, attorneys, judges and probations officers about the true ugliness of human trafficking and will look to strengthen our combined resources to provide survivors with the hope and healing they need.
I am honored to work in a state dedicated to educate, equip and empower its leaders and community members to make a tangible difference in the lives of voiceless victims.
