Human Trafficking with Detective Ricky Lynn | Part 3 of 4

About this episode

Detective Ricky Lynn discusses the realities of human trafficking and the importance of understanding vulnerability in Kentucky.

Send us Fan Mail People picture trafficking as a stranger and a van, but the reality is usually quieter and harder to spot: a need gets filled, then used as a leash. We sit down with Detective Ricky Lynn to talk about human trafficking and sex trafficking in Kentucky, and why the most important evidence often starts with understanding vulnerability instead of judging behavior. We dig into how traffickers use addiction, withdrawal, and the promise of a bed or a hotel room to control adults an...

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Guest: Detective Ricky Lynn

Topics covered

• human trafficking
• sex trafficking
• vulnerability
• addiction
• Kentucky

Keywords

• human trafficking
• sex trafficking
• Kentucky
• vulnerability
• addiction

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