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Exposing the economics of sex trafficking in the U.S.

Clip: 3/12/2014 | 5m 10s

Exposing the economics of sex trafficking in the U.S.

A landmark study funded by the Justice Department estimates that the underground sex industry in each of seven U.S. cities generates between $40 million to nearly $300 million a year. Hari Sreenivasan talks to the lead author of the report, Meredith Dank of the Urban Institute.

03/12/2014 | Rating NR

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