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“A lot of times they start by looking for ads online, looking for minors or indicators that they know a lot of the time to be true of human traffickers,” she said.
McGaw told the team not to be afraid to create these partnerships with law enforcement and highlighted how it’s beneficial to have a detective there to build rapport and a trusting relationship with the victims.
Many times when the task force is interacting with a victim or survivor for the first time, the victim or survivor is very resistant to work with a detective because they don’t always align themselves with law enforcement in a positive light, Rheinschild said.