Prosecuting Trafficking in the U.S.

There are many reasons why it is hard to prosecute sex trafficking in the United states. One reason is that victims are afraid to talk about it and they just want to go home. For example, Okaloosa Florida County Sheriff Charlie Morris stated that "It’s tough to investigate and prosecute a human trafficking case because either the victims are too afraid or they just want to get back home as soon as they can. But we don’t give up.” Another reason is because the vicitms have to stay in the United States and testify. According to Collins, " These victims don’t want to stick around for two years and put their life back home on hold to testify. They want to go home and forget about it”( Donahue). Anna Rodriguez founder of the Law society of Florida Coalition against Human Trafficking states that, "the unwillingness of victims to cooperate with the authorities is one of the biggest obstacles in putting criminals behind bars"(Donahue).

Work Sited
Donahue, Patrick. " Human Trafficking: A million-dollar industry in Destin." Florida Freedom newspaper

October 16, 2007. October 17,2007.

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