Male Trafficking / Forced Criminality Case Study: Victor Manuel Rax (Utah)y Webinar
Male Trafficking / Forced Criminality Case Study: Victor Manuel Rax (Utah)y Webinar
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While awareness of human trafficking is on the rise, there are still blind spots that prevent
law enforcement from recognizing all forms of exploitation. Men, boys and victims of labor trafficking through forced criminality are often overlooked because they do not fit the typical depiction of a human trafficking victim.
However, in the case of Victor Rax, Utah’s Attorney General’s Office was able to
identify dozens of boys and young men from immigrant communities who were forced to sell drugs after being sexually, spiritually and physically abused.
Presenters:
Jane Anderson, Attorney Advisor, Aequitas
Special Agent Josh Caless, Utah Attorney General’s Office Investigations Division
Underwritten by: Giant Slayer, Kristi House
Host: Nathan Earl, Principal Consultant @ Giant Slayer Consulting
The presenters will use the Rax case as a backdrop to discuss the realities of labor trafficking and respond to cases of forced criminality, including how traffickers use grooming tactics common in both child sexual abuse cases and in gang culture to recruit and coerce victims to commit crimes. Strategies to
better identify and respond to cases of forced criminality will be discussed through a detailed
examination of the Rax investigation which led to his eventual arrest sexual abuse and labor trafficking.Learning Objectives
Recognize and describe methods to traffickers use to identify, recruit, and coerce victims of labor trafficking via forced criminality
Conduct trauma-informed investigations and prosecutions in cases where male victims have been abused and exploited effectively hold offenders accountable
Collaborate to provide support to and connect male victims of forced criminality/human trafficking with meaningful voices
Host: Nathan Earl, Principal Consultant @ Giant Slayer Consulting
The presenters will use the Rax case as a backdrop to discuss the realities of labor trafficking and respond to cases of forced criminality, including how traffickers use grooming tactics common in both child sexual abuse cases and in gang culture to recruit and coerce victims to commit crimes. Strategies to
better identify and respond to cases of forced criminality will be discussed through a detailed
examination of the Rax investigation which led to his eventual arrest sexual abuse and labor trafficking.Learning Objectives
Recognize and describe methods to traffickers use to identify, recruit, and coerce victims of labor trafficking via forced criminality
Conduct trauma-informed investigations and prosecutions in cases where male victims have been abused and exploited effectively hold offenders accountable
Collaborate to provide support to and connect male victims of forced criminality/human trafficking with meaningful voices