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What happens to children after they are saved from sex trafficking? [DenverPost.com]

Along the Front Range, there were 61 child victims of sex trafficking identified last year, and at least an equal number thought to be misidentified as drug, domestic violence or runaway cases. On June 23, the latest major FBI sting occurred, rescuing 18 children and arresting 11 traffickers. This followed a similar sting less than a year before.

But what happens to the children after they are removed from sex trafficking? Though treatment of these cases is slowly improving, typically the children are handled no differently than any other juvenile criminal. First, they're placed into a juvenile detention facility for evaluation and detoxification. This stage can last from days to months, depending on availability of beds at other "suitable" sites.

[For more of this story, written by Matt Sharratt, go toΒ http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_26287002/what-happens-children-after-they-are-saved-from]

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