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After An Illegal Massage Parlor Is Uncovered, What Happens To The Women Working There?

After prostitution solicitation charges were filed last week against Patriots owner Robert Kraft at a day spa, attention has been drawn to the state of sex trafficking in the U.S.
A danger sign is seen on the front door of the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in connection to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft being charged with allegedly soliciting for sex on February 22, 2019 in Jupiter, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Following prostitution solicitation charges filed last week against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft at a day spa in Jupiter, Fla., national attention has been drawn to the state of sex trafficking in the U.S.

Meredith Dank, an expert on human trafficking and a research professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, says when she

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