{"id":13326,"date":"2018-02-07T15:44:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T21:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/?p=13326"},"modified":"2018-02-12T15:44:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T21:44:26","slug":"feb-9-symposium-focuses-on-sex-trafficking-convictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2018\/02\/07\/feb-9-symposium-focuses-on-sex-trafficking-convictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium focuses on sex trafficking convictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mitchell Hamline hosted a symposium on a variety of topics related to sex trafficking , Friday, Feb. 9.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice Symposium, \u201cConvicting Sex Traffickers in the Modern World,\u201d brought together\u00a0expert panelists from Minnesota and across the nation to provide an update on the trafficking situation during the recent Super Bowl, share ways to spot and help individuals being trafficked, and discuss how the law is being used to fight the problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Mitchell Hamline 3L Elizabeth Montgomery<\/strong>\u2014who graduates in May\u2014organized and edited the symposium.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":12,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mitchellhamline.edu\\\/news\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/07\\\/feb-9-symposium-focuses-on-sex-trafficking-convictions\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13326 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2018\/02\/07\/feb-9-symposium-focuses-on-sex-trafficking-convictions\/dsc08267\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13333\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08267.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC08267\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08267-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08267-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08267-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08267-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08267-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08267-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08267.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13333'>\n\t\t\t\tAssistant Washington County Attorney Imran Ali &#8217;05 (left), Ramsey County Attorney John Choi &#8217;95, and Jacqueline Bailey from the Hennepin County Attorney&#8217;s Office discuss how Minnesota counties approach the fight against sex trafficking\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2018\/02\/07\/feb-9-symposium-focuses-on-sex-trafficking-convictions\/dsc08271\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13334\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08271.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC08271\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08271-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08271-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08271-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08271-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08271-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08271-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08271.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13334'>\n\t\t\t\tMitchell Hamline 3L Elizabeth Montgomery, who graduates in May, organized and edited the symposium\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2018\/02\/07\/feb-9-symposium-focuses-on-sex-trafficking-convictions\/dsc08277\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13335\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08277.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Array&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC08277\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08277-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08277-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08277-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08277-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08277-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08277-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/DSC08277.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13335'>\n\t\t\t\tJohn Clark, president and CEO of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, discussed the different convictions sex traffickers receive under federal and state law\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: 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