70 victims of human trafficking have been found in area in past 18 months, organization says [View all]

Law enforcement and service organizations want to get out the word:
Human trafficking, where youth and adults are forced to work or to
engage in prostitution in exchange for food, drugs or shelter, is a
growing and serious problem in Montana communities.

Tumbleweed, a nonprofit organization in Billings that serves at-risk youth,
has identified 70 victims of human trafficking in the past 18 months,
said Georgia Cady, Tumbleweed’s human trafficking program director.

Ninety percent of those victims are from Billings or the local area, Cady said.

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox said fighting human trafficking is a
Department of Justice priority, where the goal is to bring traffickers to
justice and help victims recover.


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