Increased sex trafficking during the Super Bowl is a dangerous myth, these L.A. sex workers say [washingtonpost.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 2/10/224:00 AM

By Abigail Higgins, Image: iStock/Washington Post Illustration, The Washington Post, February 8, 2022

Ahead of Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, the city of Los Angeles has been taking the usual steps to prepare to host the event: painting the field at SoFi Stadium, setting up equipment for the halftime show.

As part of that effort, there have been campaigns to stop human trafficking: Last month, signs started popping up in hundreds of Los Angeles airport bathrooms; and solemn video messages from National Football League stars have been playing on loop in the terminals, warning that offenders will face prosecution.

Almost every year, a swell of media reports and law enforcement news conferences ahead of the Super Bowl sound the alarm about sex trafficking. It’s been a long-held idea that major sporting events, including the Super Bowl, the World Cup and the Olympics, trigger a surge in trafficking.

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