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Human Trafficking Summit
Elizabeth Scaife, Shared Hope International
Target Audience: General
Co-Presenters: Detective James McBride, Clearwater Police Department; Dewey Williams, Deputy Police Chief (Ret.), Clearwater Police Department
Target Audience: Law Enforcement
Co-Presenters: Special Agent Gregory Christopher, FBI; Det. James Edmundson, Orange County Sheriff's Office
Join us as we look at an investigative and prosecutorial case study on U.S. v. Weylin Rodriguez. Rodriguez was a violent pimp who kidnapped and forced minor and adult women into prostitution. Rodriguez is the first defendant in the state of Florida to be sentenced to life for human trafficking.
Crystal Gregory, Homeland Security Investigations
Target Audience: CPT Case Coordinators, DCF Child Protective Investigators, Guardian Ad Litem, Child Abuse/Sex Crimes Detectives, Child Advocacy Center Staff, Prosecutors.
Norene Roberts, ECPAT-USA
Attention to commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in the U.S. has increased significantly with passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and its subsequent reauthorizations. Understandably, most of the focus of law enforcement, government, media, policy makers, service providers, researchers, and funders has been on commercial sexual exploitation of girls (CSEG). Commercially sexually exploited boys (CSEB), on the other hand, who may be considered too few to be counted or not in need of help or services, has registered as a barely visible blip on the radar. The little attention paid to boys has focused on them as exploiters, pimps and buyers of sexual services or as active participants in sex work—not as victims or survivors. In this session, Ms. Roberts will dive into the world of sexually exploited boys.
Maia Sciupac, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office
Breakout Session B
Co-Presenters: Detective James McBride, Clearwater Police Department and Special Agent Bill Williger, Homeland Security Investigations
Facilitator: Tyson Elliott, Department of Juvenile Justice
Panelists: Terry Coonan, Center for the Advancement of Human Rights; Maria Jose Fletcher; Susan French, Senior Staff Attorney, Human Trafficking Project, GWU International Human Rights Clinic, US Department of Justice (Ret.); Doug Molloy, Molloy Law LLC, former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney
The panel will discuss the intricacies involved in investigating and prosecuting labor trafficking cases.
Target Audience: Law enforcement, legal professionals, child protective investigators and community members
Facilitator: John Robertson, Florida Network of Youth and Family Services
Panelists: Dr. Tracy Salem, Youth and Family Services Division Manager, Orange County; Danielle Husband - Shelter Director, Youth and Family Alternatives- RAP House; Teresa Clove- Executive Director, Thaise Educational and Exposure Tours; James Myles-Executive Director, Mt. Bethel Community Foundation, Pinellas County
Join moderator John Robertson of the Florida Network, and a panel of leaders from Florida’s front lines of prevention for a frank look at how ungovernable youth at-risk of truancy, homelessness, and running away become victims of sex trafficking and crimes of exploitation. The audience will be encouraged to submit questions and contribute to the dialogue as we examine what works, what doesn’t and what Florida is doing to stop the flow of children from unmet needs to exploitation.
This workshop will discuss strategies for interviewing victims of human trafficking. As no two victims are alike, each needs special consideration and preparation before a successful interview can occur. This session will explore pre-interview considerations, interactions with human trafficking victims, and the art of presenting evidence during human trafficking interviews.
Co-Presenters: Kristin Stablein, Chrysalis Health and Sarah Gillespie Cummings, Broward Sheriff’s Office
This session will discuss victim identification strategies and deepen attendees’ understanding of the various psychological effects of sex trafficking on girls. Clinical areas to be explored include the effects of trauma on development, the continuum from victim to aggressor, the sexual abuse continuum, strategies for becoming trustworthy adults to adult wary children and how the Stages of Change are useful in the treatment resistant youth.
Target Audience: Mental Health Professionals and Service Providers
Breakout Session C
Presenter: Agent Mike Duffey, Florida Department of Law Enforcement
This workshop will analyze the profiles and vulnerability factors of domestic minor sex trafficking victims along with recruitment and grooming tactics used by traffickers nationwide. The presenter will review terminology and rules associated with pimping subcultures, as well as case studies on traffickers and buyers, providing tips on how to identify and interact with minor victims of sexual exploitation. Attendees will receive a comprehensive perspective on the victimization of America’s children through commercial sex enterprises.
Facilitator: Terry Coonan, FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights
Panelists: Susan French, Senior Staff Attorney, Human Trafficking Project, GWU International Human Rights Clinic; Kathlyn Mackojvak, Immigration Attorney; Alex Olivares, Florida Gulf Coast University; Doug Molloy, Molloy Law LLC, former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney
This panel of attorneys who prosecute traffickers, represent survivors, and utilize state and federal anti-trafficking laws will discuss the current legal system and how attorneys can represent victims of human trafficking.
Target Audience: Attorneys, law students, and the community
Facilitator: Tyson Elliott, Human Trafficking Director, Department of Juvenile Justice
Panelists: Sgt. Patrick Guckian, Orlando Police Department; Special Agent Gregory Christopher, FBI; Special Agent Jose Rameriz, Florida Department of Law Enforcement
This panel will discuss the intricacies involved in investigating and prosecuting sex trafficking cases.
Target Audience: Law enforcement, legal professionals, child protective investigators, and community members
Regina Bernadin, International Rescue Committee
In this session, Ms. Bernadin will explore the issue of domestic servitude, how to recognize signs of victimization, and what to do if you suspect someone is in servitude.
Breakout Session D
Dewey Williams, Deputy Police Chief (Ret.), Clearwater Police Department
This workshop will provide information on creating a new human trafficking task force and tips on enhancing the functionality of an existing task force. The Task Force concept in this workshop is based upon the Department of Justice Anti-Trafficking Task Force model, which emphasizes a multi-agency, multidisciplinary collaborative effort of law enforcement officials and victim service providers. The goal of the task force is to provide the broadest range of services and resources for victims and the most diverse range of investigation and prosecution options in response to perpetrators. Achieving that goal, however, requires what is often a new level of cooperation between local, state and federal law enforcement and non-governmental organizations. Topics will include implementation strategies, overcoming obstacles, lessons learned, the importance of partnerships, structure of task force meetings, task force leadership, and the importance of training.
Target Audience: This session is only available for Task Force leadership and Law Enforcement
Attention to commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in the U.S. has increased significantly with passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and its subsequent reauthorizations. Understandably, most of the focus of law enforcement, government, media, policy makers, service providers, researchers, and funders has been on commercial sexual exploitation of girls (CSEG). Commercially sexually exploited boys (CSEB), on the other hand, who may be considered too few to be counted or not in need of help or services, have registered as a barely visible blip on the radar. The little attention paid to boys has focused on them as exploiters, pimps and buyers of sexual services or as active participants in sex work—not as victims or survivors. Come here Ms. Roberts discuss this fascinating and informative look into the world of sexually exploited boys.
Dawn Thompson, Kristi House
This presentation will define sex trafficking and the dynamics involved in the recruitment and exploitation. This presentation will also assess and compare psychopathology between two groups: Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) and non-commercially exploited sexually abused children.
Target Audience: Service Providers
Breakout Session E
Facilitator: Alex Olivares
Panelists: Laura Germino, Coalition of Immokalee Workers; Susan French, Senior Staff Attorney, Human Trafficking Project, GWU International Human Rights Clinic, US Department of Justice (Ret.); Maria Jose Fletcher; Kathlyn Mackojvak; Regina Bernadin, International Rescue Committee
This session will explore the types of services needed to address the range of issues labor trafficking survivors face, the current gaps in Florida’s services, and what the community can do to help.
Target Audience: Potential providers, philanthropies and community members
Co-Presenters: Tyson Elliott, Department of Juvenile Justice; Kim Grabert, Department of Children and Families