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Sunday, January 28, 2018

Blumenthal to bring sex traffic survivor to State of the Union address

HARTFORD — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn, taking a Connecticut survivor of child sex trafficking to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. East Hampton resident Theresa Leonard, co-founder of the Underground and survivor of child sex-trafficking, will be Blumenthal’s guest. Her attendance comes as the Senate is poised to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by Blumenthal and Sen. Rob Portman, R-OH, to ensure that websites that facilitate sex trafficking can be held liable and brought to justice. “Theresa Leonard is a courageous survivor of horrific sex trafficking and a beacon of hope for justice.

from News http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Blumenthal-to-bring-sex-traffic-survivor-to-State-12531861.php

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