Attorney General Reyes shared cases of human trafficking from Utah. One case included 60 victims, who were all young boys. (Ari Davis)
Fifteen to 40 million victims suffer from human trafficking worldwide today, according to Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes. He explained this statistic is especially staggering because comparatively the transatlantic slave trade victimized 12 to 13 million people over a 300-year span.
Reyes spoke at BYU on Saturday, Jan.9, 2016. He shared many examples of human trafficking cases that have occurred. The event was sponsored by BYU Women, a 120 years old organization, to shed light on human trafficking and to raise awareness about what people can do to help stop it.
Reyes said people often think of human trafficking as a worldwide problem. Human trafficking happens everywhere, even in Utah, according to Reyes. He shared numerous cases to illustrate this point. One of the biggest cases in history was that of Victor Rax.
(Alyssa Neilsen)