Prosecutingg human trafficking in the US

There are many different reasons why it is hard to prosecute sex trafficking in the United States. One reason is that most of the victims who have been rescued from trafficking are to afraid to testify and relive what they went through. For example, George Collins claims, "It is really tough to arrest and prosecute them because of the unwillingness of victims to testify against their exploiters" Another reason that it is very difficult to convict offenders is that the victims don't really want to talk about what happened they just want to forget about it instead of reliving it. "If the offenses have escalated to criminal offenses that would warrant a jury trial, convincing victims to stay in the United States for another year to testify at trial is nearly impossible, Collins said"

Work Cited

Donohue,Patrick. "Human Trafficking: a million-dollar industry in Destin."Florida Freedom Newspaper.
October 16, 2007. October 17,2007