Dec 30, 2020
Social services and law enforcement officials have been sounding alarm bells for years about human trafficking in Chautauqua County.
Recent federal charges against a Jamestown woman, however, should do more than raise alarm bells to parents. According to a federal complaint, the woman is accused of two counts of sex trafficking of a minor after allegedly recruiting, enticing, harboring and transporting two 17-year-olds for sex between August and October of this year in Chautauqua County, Cleveland and Buffalo.
The case is infuriating and saddening, but there is a bright spot if one searches hard enough through the mucky particulars of this case.
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Federal charges filed recently against a Jamestown woman accused of sex trafficking two minors has shed light on the cooperation taking place between several agencies whose goals are aimed at ending child abuse and ensuring those victimized receive the necessary care.
At the local level is the Child Advocacy Program, a nonprofit whose mission is to end child abuse in Chautauqua County with offices at 405 W. Third St. in Jamestown and 40 E. Main St. in Fredonia. When abuse is identified, the organization coordinates a community response to “bring healing, hope and justice to these children and families,” said Beth Oakes, CAP executive director.
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