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Posted: 2:13 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Sex trafficking-prevention training offered to Fayette law enforcement

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4/23/2012 - Mary Frances Bowley organizes a clothing display in the new Wellspring store on N. Highland Avenue in Atlanta. Sales benefit Wellspring Living, a nonprofit that aids victims of sexual abuse and exploitation.

By Tammy Joyner

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wellspring Living, a Fayette County-based group that works with survivors of the sex trafficking trade, is hosting a training session for Fayette County law enforcement officials on Friday between 9 a.m. and noon. Participants will learn how to detect and respond to signs of sexual exploitation in the community. It is the first training of its kind in Fayette. Law enforcement officials can register by contacting Jason King at jking@wellspringliving.org. The session will be led by Camila Wright, the human trafficking prosecutor for the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office and Amanda Pritchett, senior investigator for the Crimes Against Women & Children unit of theInternet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Training will take place at The Bridge, 225 Willow Bend Rd. in Peachtree City.

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