John Colson:
"GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — The recent arrest of suspects accused of running a child prostitution ring using motel rooms in Glenwood Springs was viewed by local victim advocates as a call to action.
A story in the Jan. 31 Post Independent reported the metro-Denver-based child prostitution ring operated in Denver, Lakewood, Boulder, Grand Junction and Glenwood Springs.
In the wake of that revelation, the Childhelp River Bridge agency is showing documentary film “The Playground,” about the child sex industry in the U.S.
In addition to showing the film, the event will feature a panel of experts, including psychotherapist and film producer Gayle Embrey of Carbondale, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and others who will talk about the trade and answer questions.
“We live in a resort area and on the I-70 corridor, which makes us, as a community, more susceptible to this kind of crime,” said Lee Martin, victim advocate with Childhelp River Bridge.
The film was made by documentary filmmaker Libby Spears, and co-produced by actors George Clooney and Grant Heslov, along with producer Steven Soderbergh.
“This is not the first incident [in this area],” Embrey said of the recent bust. She also assisted with the documentary film. “These traffickers are really predators, looking at homeless and poor kids.”
She said in her work as a therapist she has encountered girls who reported being enticed by men to have sex. One case involved young girls in Carbondale, she said....." (Read more? Click title)
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