Event raises awareness about human trafficking
By Heather Ruenz
SLN staff
The story Theresa Flores tells can be difficult to hear and may be hard for some to believe. But that lends itself to one of the points she’s trying to get across: Human trafficking can happen anywhere and doesn’t always mean someone is kidnapped.
Flores spoke at a human trafficking awareness event in Elkhorn on Jan. 11. She said her dad’s job led to the family moving every couple of years.
“Mom made it an adventure, but as I got older, it got harder to make friends and fit in,” Flores said. “We were normal … we went camping and to Disney. I wasn’t molested or abused or a runaway.”
Her family moved just outside of Detroit when she was in the middle of ninth grade. She met a boy at school who was two years older than her.
To read the rest of the story, see Jan. 25 or 26 issues of Southern Lakes Newspapers’ publications throughout the area.
