(This is a portion of an editorial that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on November 14, 2009)

Saving young victims of the sex trade

The effort is most effective when local law enforcement agencies recognize trafficking is a homegrown problem, not a faraway phenomenon.

Autumn is the beginning of a dangerous season for the youngest victims of the sex trade. Sports championships, beginning with the World Series in October, are magnets for traffickers. In upcoming weeks, authorities say, dozens of children will be transported as prostitutes to the National Football League playoffs, the Super Bowl and, in the spring and summer, the NBA finals and other tournaments. But these days, along with the teams and the fans, the FBI will be there too.

Read this entire opinion piece at the LA Times website.