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Human sex trafficking has been defined as modern day slavery, a travesty that is hidden in plain sight. It happens in every zip code and crosses all socioeconomic, educational, and racial lines. Tennessee is no exception.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Special Agent-in-Charge Margie Quinn will give her perspective on human sex trafficking in Tennessee at the next Lunch with the League on Tuesday, November 1. The program will be at noon in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, which is located at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
Quinn will discuss what’s being done to combat human sex trafficking in Tennessee, a press release said.
“We’re working toward helping victims of trafficking and taking these predators off the streets,” Quinn said.
The U.S. Department of Human Services defines sex trafficking as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act, in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, the press release said.
Quinn received her bachelor’s degree in criminology with a minor in communication from Auburn University and graduated from the 241st session of the FBI National Academy. During her 17 years with the TBI, her assignments include the Middle Tennessee Drug Division, Technical Services Unit and she was promoted in April of 2007 to assistant special agent in charge in the Criminal Intelligence Unit, housed within the Tennessee Fusion Center.
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Lunch with the League is open to the public. There is no cost to attend, and reservations are not needed. Box lunches will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis for $8, or you may bring your own. Coffee and tea are provided.
This press release was submitted by Maureen Hoyt.
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