Chattanooga, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is holding a Town Hall meeting with Representative Eric Watson (R—Cleveland) tomorrow to discuss human trafficking in Tennessee with members of the local community, law enforcement and non-profit organizations. The discussion is being hosted by the City of Chattanooga Office of Multicultural Affairs. The media as well as members of the public are invited to attend the event that will be held at the Development Resource Center. In 2011, the TBI released the first-ever statewide study on the presence of human sex trafficking and its impact on children who are victimized and the criminals who run trafficking operations in Tennessee, in response to a public chapter enacted by the General Assembly in 2010. The study found that human trafficking in Tennessee is more prevalent than previously thought.
WHO: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn and Rep. Eric Watson along with members of the non-profit community, law enforcement and the public
WHAT: Town Hall meeting to discuss human trafficking in the state of Tennessee
WHEN: Friday, January 25, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Development Resource Center located at 1250 Market Street in Chattanooga
PURPOSE: Information session about the current state of human trafficking in Tennessee, effects of new laws and what more can be done in the future to combat the issue
If you have any questions prior to the event in regards to TBI’s participation, please contact Public Information Officer Kristin Helm at 615.744.4087or Kristin.Helm@tn.gov. For other questions, including media set up prior to the event, please contact Beverly Cosley with the City of Chattanooga Office of Multicultural Affairs at 423-643-6706.
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