by Lisa Schauer
Human trafficking is on the rise in West Virginia, paralleling the opioid epidemic, according to Legal Aid of West Virginia, and West Virginia Human Trafficking Task Force.
But human trafficking, including sex trafficking and labor exploitation, might be hard to spot. It doesn’t look as portrayed in movies and on television.
Victims of sex trafficking in West Virginia usually aren’t chained up and “taken” anywhere, say prevention advocates. Most are victimized in…
