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Jul 2021
5m 28s

Ending the game of sex trafficking

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Youth intervention director Jen Robinson exposes the surprising ways children are preyed upon by sex traffickers. This talk was filmed at TEDxUniversityofNevada. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts.

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