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Not everyone understands what human trafficking is and what it isn’t. But a special training opportunity Thursday morning will explain the differences.
United States Attorneys Will Thompson and William Ihlenfeld will jointly host a human trafficking training event on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at locations in Charleston and Wheeling as well as virtually.
The joint training event is called Human Trafficking: Facts, Fiction, and Federal Law. It will feature participation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Pittsburgh Division, the West Virginia Fusion Center, the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services (FRIS), the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network and Angie Conn, a human trafficking survivor, victim advocate and founder of SheWhoDares Consulting LLC.
WHERE:
Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1114 Virginia Street East, Charleston
St. Michael Catholic Church Angelus Center, 1225 National Road, Wheeling
To register call 304-234-7743 or use the QR code below.
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