
Georgia’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit Is Reexamining Older Cases – and It’s Working
- October 17, 2022
- Attorney Matt Stoddard
- Sexual Assault & Trafficking
The 2019 creation of Georgia’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit has allowed for much more effective follow-through on local sex trafficking cases. As the name suggests, the unit is dedicated exclusively to investigating, stopping, and prosecuting human trafficking in Georgia. That targeted focus of personnel and resources has allowed them to reexamine cases once written off as closed. Offering these cases the due diligence they’ve so often been denied isn’t just a moral win; the unit is ...