Louise Reeves, has been investigating human trafficking cases for over a decade.

Two years ago, I began directing my focus toward what I believed was an under-investigated issue in my region, human trafficking.

Freedom’s journey reflects the harsh realities of sex trafficking, the resilience required to break free.

Hear directly from an investigator in Texas how Spotlight has supported investigations and recovery efforts.

The following post was written by Matt Blumenthal, a sergeant with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Matt has been with the department for 23 years and is currently a supervisor at the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force. As a team fully dedicated to investigating human trafficking, they use Spotlight regularly to aid in investigations. We’ve asked Matt to provide insight on what goes into human trafficking investigations and outcomes. I have two daughters (ages

The following post was written by Kyle Woods and Kyle Hartsock, detectives inside the Ghost Unit, with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. Through their work investigating human trafficking cases, they use Spotlight regularly to aid in investigations. We’ve asked them to provide insight on factors that contribute to sex trafficking. Until our unit started in 2014, our department had never investigated human trafficking (HT), not even on accident. HT is unique because the

The following post was written by Kyle Woods and Kyle Hartsock, detectives inside the Ghost Unit, with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. Through their work investigating human trafficking cases, they use Spotlight regularly to aid in investigations. We’ve asked them to provide insight on investigations of sex trafficking. Human trafficking investigations take up about 50% of our case workload on average throughout the year. However, when we identify a victim, a human tr