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This edition: The Human Trafficking Side to Illicit Massage Parlors


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Original tape date: March 6, 2019. First aired: March 25, 2019.

The arrest of Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, has thrown a national spotlight on illicit massage parlors in which women are required to provide sexual services to as many as a dozen men a day. The women are often trafficking victims in the grip of the criminal organizations that operate these parlors. Bob talks about this with his guests who offer legal and other help to women caught up in this profoundly abusive, often violent enterprise. They are Lori Cohen, director of the Sanctuary for Families Anti-Trafficking Initiative, and Yvonne Chen, who manages the initiative’s outreach efforts.

Guest List

Yvonne Chen Manager, Anti-Trafficking Initiative Outreach, Sanctuary for Families

Lori Cohen Director, Anti-Trafficking Initiative, Sanctuary for Families

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  • Bob Herbert’s Op-Ed.TV is a weekly half-hour program featuring interviews with significant men and women from a variety of fields: officeholders and activists, economists, labor leaders, writers and artists. Herbert, a longtime journalist and former columnist for The New York Times, takes a close look each week at a compelling contemporary issue. He elicits personal stories and insights into the character of each guest, revealing not just what they believe about a particular issue, but why they believe it.

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