The Cook County state’s attorney’s office is among four agencies nationwide to receive federal funding to work against the sex trafficking of children.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Cook County state’s attorney’s office is among four agencies nationwide to receive federal funding to work against the sex trafficking of children. The Department of Justice grant is $300,000 over two years. The money will be used for training and programs. That includes specialized training to help state’s attorneys identify potential human trafficking victims when they come to court for what may appear to be unrelated cases. Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez says the funding will help the agency in its efforts to investigate and prosecute sex trafficking of minors The other grant winners are the City of Boston, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office in California, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
