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“Unfortunately, sex traffickers capitalize on large-scale events such as Comic-Con to exploit their victims for profit,”
The joint investigation at Comic-Con, the annual comic book and pop culture convention that attracts more than 100,000 fans each year, led to the recovery of nine adult potential victims and one 16-year-old, according to Tuesday’s news release. , Homeland Security Investigations, California Highway Patrol, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and numerous others.Daniel Knighton via Getty Images“There is no more insidious crime than human trafficking,” said San Diego Sheriff Kelly Martinez in the release. “The coercion and violence which enslaves people for profit and places them into forced labor or sex is criminal.”
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