A child sex trafficking study to educate Kentucky middle school personnel is entering its second phase. The study has found common misconceptions with child trafficking in the state. Doctor Ginny Sprang is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky. She said there is a lack of understanding of how trafficking works.
“Children can be trafficked by their parents. In fact what the opioid epidemic in Kentucky, a lot of the cases we see are parents who are addicted to drugs who are trading sexual access to their children for drugs.”
