Palm Beach Escorts: West Palm Beach vigil brings attention to stash houses for sex slaves
January 29th, 2010 by palmbeachhobbyistSo, the president of the Grandview Heights Neighborhood Association was understandably stunned when federal agents raided the house, saying it was used as a brothel by a sophisticated ring that brought young Mexican women into the United States and forced them to work as sex slaves.
“It sounds weird to say, but in general they were very nice people,” he said of his former neighbors. “I guess we’re all a little bit naive about what’s going on around us.”
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The U.S. State Department estimates that as many as 17,500 people are brought into the country annually to serve as slaves. Most are women and girls who are forced to work as prostitutes. Florida, particularly South Florida, is considered a national hot spot for human trafficking, along with California, New York and Texas.
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