Breaking Down the Alarming Realities of Child Sex Trafficking in America—Jaco Booyens

Jan Jekielek

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Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”

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January 17, 2020Updated: January 17, 2020

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Just how widespread is sex trafficking in America?

Why is it so incredibly difficult for the victims to ever truly recover and have healthy relationships?

How are sex trafficking and pornography connected?

And, what can we do to protect our children from sex trafficking?

This is American Thought Leaders ??, and I’m Jan Jekielek.

In this episode, we’ll sit down with Jaco Booyens. The brother of a sex trafficking survivor, Booyens is the founder of SHAREtogether, which combats child sex trafficking. He is also the producer and director of the feature film on the subject, 8 DAYS.

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