Grimy Times has learned that a violent crime and human trafficking conference will be held in August in South Dakota, targeting the growing problem of human trafficking in the state’s oil fields.
According to a statement by U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson, the conference will take place on August 12, 13, and 14, 2014, at the Washington Pavilion – Mary W. Sommervold Hall in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The conference is co-sponsored by U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon, District of North Dakota, the Office for Victims of Crime, and Avera Health.
On the first day of the conference, medical professionals, advocates, social workers, counselors, and others in the healthcare field will receive training on how to handle human trafficking and sexual assault cases.
The second day will be open to the public and will cover topics such as increases in human trafficking and other violence against women in the North Dakota oil fields, Internet predators in the Dakotas, sexual assault in Indian country, family violence, and working with child victims of physical and sexual assault.
The conference will feature speakers and sessions that have been specifically designed to highlight standards of compassionate care for victims of crime and promote coordination of that care among healthcare providers, advocates, policy makers, and law enforcement.
Among the featured speakers will be Elizabeth Smart-Gilmour, a sexual abuse survivor who was abducted from her bedroom in 2002, and a victim from the Penn State University sex scandal involving Jerry Sandusky.
The conference is free to attend, but there is a $10 lunch fee for the August 12 Avera Health sessions. For the full conference agenda and to register, please visit this link.
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Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: Violent Crime|Human Trafficking|Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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