{"id":2852,"date":"2020-01-10T07:49:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T12:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timothydimoff.com\/?p=2852"},"modified":"2020-01-10T07:50:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T12:50:22","slug":"tomorrow-national-human-trafficking-awareness-day-know-the-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timothydimoff.com\/2020\/01\/10\/tomorrow-national-human-trafficking-awareness-day-know-the-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomorrow is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day \u2013 Do you Know the Signs?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every January 11th<\/sup>, we are tasked to learn more about human trafficking. Please take everything you think <\/em>you know about it and throw it in the preverbal trash can.<\/p>\n

Human trafficking doesn\u2019t happen exclusively in big cities, near international borders, or in poverty-stricken neighborhoods. It happens everywhere. Ohio has the fourth largest incidents of trafficking <\/strong>behind Florida, California, and Texas. In 2019, Ohio received a \u201cC\u201d grade by Shared Hope International<\/a> regarding our state\u2019s sex trafficking laws and prevention tactics. We are the only state that requires 16- or 17-year-olds to prove<\/strong> they were sex trafficking victims. However, the State Senate recently passed a bill that would rescind that clause. It\u2019s awaiting passage in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

In Ohio:<\/p>\n