<strong>Fighting Against ‘The Game’: COC inspires action at Human Trafficking Prevention Summit</strong> 
Nonprofit organizations giving information to attendees on their work to stop human trafficking. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

Fighting Against ‘The Game’: COC inspires action at Human Trafficking Prevention Summit 

Kia Dupclay was 15 years old when she fell victim to “the game,” or as most of society knows it, human trafficking.   She was on her way to a friend’s…

Human trafficking survivor urges victims to speak up, raise awareness
Jerome Elam, president and CEO of Trafficking in America Task Force, tells his story of abuse and survival as a victim of child abuse during the annual SCV Human Trafficking Summit held virtually on Friday, Sept. 30, 2020. Screenshot

Human trafficking survivor urges victims to speak up, raise awareness

The son of a teen mother who married a man who turned out to be a pedophile, Jerome Elam remembers when, as a 5-year-old, his stepfather made him the “property”…

Human trafficking summit takes virtual setting
Over 200 people were in attendance at the seminar, and over 100 listened to Katariina Rosenblatt’s story on Sept. 28, 2019. Caleb Lunetta/The Signal

Human trafficking summit takes virtual setting

The Santa Clarita Valley Human Trafficking Committee is hosting its annual Trafficking Summit virtually, starting Thursday, Sept. 24. While the pandemic has halted many things, it hasn’t stopped human trafficking,…

COC hosts Human Trafficking seminar
Katheriina Rosenblatt tells her story those in attendance at the COC Human Trafficking seminar Friday. Caleb Lunetta/The Signal

COC hosts Human Trafficking seminar

At 14 years old, Katariina Rosenblatt was addicted to cocaine, had a boyfriend connected to Pablo Escobar, was being trafficked through an apartment complex and sexually exploited by grown men.…

Sheriff’s team works to keep drugs, guns, people from being trafficked on SCV roads
Deputy Adam Halloran is a member of the SCV Sheriff's Station's Domestic Highway Enforcement Team, which made the largest roadside seizure of fentanyl in the nation last year.

Sheriff’s team works to keep drugs, guns, people from being trafficked on SCV roads

To call their work a “cat-and-mouse” game of the highest stakes wouldn’t be a stretch of the truth. The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s Domestic Highway Enforcement Team is leading…

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