Taken, real life human trafficking and the business of child abduction for sex slavery is discussed with Innocents at Risk’s Deborah Sigmund. Preventing sex trafficking, the importance of airline attendants in the struggle, and how the United States is the premier location for sex slaves is explored. We also learn how to identify victims of abduction, and think about the importance of Hollywood–both in bringing the reality of sex trafficking to the public’s attention, and also in glorifying pimps and other abusers–in this uncensored exploration of uncomfortable truth on Buzzsaw, hosted by Sean Stone.

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Mrs. Deborah Sigmund is President and Founder of Innocents at Risk, a non-profit founded in April 2005. Innocents at Risk is a child-advocacy non-for–profit 501(c)(3) organization established to fight human trafficking by raising awareness of this problem among the international and diplomatic community, the corporate sector, students in public schools and universities and among the general public. Innocents at Risk works with a vast network of partners to create a climate of intolerance of this global threat and assist where needed. The United States Department of State has endorsed the organization’s efforts on behalf of the three million women and children who are trafficked annually worldwide.

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EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:01 Welcome to Buzzsaw.
00:35 Introducing Deborah Sigmund, President and Founder of Innocents at Risk.
02:15 The mission of Innocents at Risk.
04:00 Who is affected by the modern day slave trade?
05:55 How many children go missing in the United States, and how to help.
07:15 The types of people who run the modern day slave trade.
12:20 Recent efforts Innocents at Risk has made to educate the public.
16:00 Suspicious signals to look for in innocents.
19:15 How Innocents at Risk was formed and the impact they make.
23:40 How Sigmund got involved with the organization.
24:30 What about those who are pushing for more access to kids.
26:30 What fuels the trade?
27:55 How people can get involved and help make a difference.
30:00 Thank you and goodbye.