How Central Georgia businesses help sex trafficking victims [Video]

MACON, Ga. — The International Labor Organization estimates there are almost 5 million people worldwide trapped in forced sexual exploitation. 

GBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Ryan Hilton helped take down the operation. They collaborate with organizations across the state like the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

“When we have success in these operations, we make a dent in the human trafficking phenomenon,” Hilton said.

Hilton said they use undercover agents to pose as commercial sex workers to engage with traffickers digitally or in person.

“This case was a proactive case, meaning we all came together, in this case, in Bibb County in Macon and conducted undercover operation at a hotel,” he said.

He said they look into areas of Georgia with major highways and websites that direct people to participate or purchase sex.

“We …