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In the land of opulence, police pursue pimps
There are many faces of human trafficking. There are the victims, there are the traffickers and there are those who try to destroy the connection between them - the investigators. As part of our...
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Freeing women can be 'hardest part' of police work
Officers in California scour online dating ads looking for possible human trafficking victims - and then arrange a date. They say one of the hardest parts of the job is dealing with traumatized women...
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Pimps feed on twisting Californian dream
Orange County, California (CNN) - "Hello? Hey, what are you doing, girl? You just woke up? You going to be free to hang out in a little bit?" Shane, a vice unit undercover investigator, is on the phone...
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The vice unit catches their man
In our Freedom Project Undercover series, you've seen the fight against human traffickers through the eyes of the investigators. In the fifth and final installment of our trip to Orange County,...
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Breaking the chains: Freedom's successes
(CNN) - Since its launch in March, the CNN Freedom Project has helped shine a spotlight on all aspects of modern-day slavery and spurred action from governments, corporations and individuals. CNN...
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Life gets strange hunting traffickers in the U.S.
Editor’s Note: CNN Freedom Project this week is reporting from the front lines in the fight against sex trafficking - not in the poverty-stricken developing world but in affluent Orange County near Los...
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