Advocate Warns: Kansas City NFL Draft Heightens Human Trafficking Risk

Quick realization that more tourists often brings a greater numbers of creepers to town.

Here's an apt perspective regarding this ongoing crisis . . .

Large sporting events, including the NFL Draft, are often portrayed as opportunities for sharp rises in sex trafficking, but reality is more complex.

“The misconception a lot of time is that it’s only with these big sporting events,” said Amanda Coble, the program manager of Veronica’s Voice, a Kansas City nonprofit

In reality, she says, trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation affect women daily, and societal protections are insufficient.

“There’s not necessarily more girls around, there’s more guys,” she said. “The number of men in the area at that particular time may increase, but it’s not like once those events are over these pimps and traffickers say, ‘OK, now you can go home, you’re off duty,’” she said.

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Will the NFL Draft increase sex trafficking in Kansas City?

The common idea is that big sporting events such as the NFL Draft, the Super Bowl and the World Cup increase rates of sexual exploitation in the hosting city. According to experts, however, the issue is more of an everyday concern.