Utah A.G. Sean Reyes made secret trip to rescue child sex slaves in Colombia
Utah A.G. Sean Reyes made secret trip to rescue child sex slaves in Colombia
By Dennis Romboy, Deseret News
Published: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2015 10:50 p.m. MST
Updated: 7 hours ago
SALT LAKE CITY — Attorney General Sean Reyes made a secret trip to Colombia last October as part of an operation to rescue child sex slaves.
Reyes made the dangerous trek with Operation Underground Railroad, a Utah-based nonprofit organization that works with governments around the world in fighting child trafficking. It came just weeks before Reyes won his first election as attorney general after being appointed to the job in December 2013.
The organization set up the sting by posing as wealthy investors in a cartel's plan to build a child sex hotel in the Rosaria Islands off the coast of Cartagena. To celebrate the deal, they planned a party on the small island of Baru, where the traffickers would bring the young girls.
Reyes, who speaks Spanish, played the role of translator and bodyguard for the lead investor.
"I wanted to get down where I could make a difference, look evil in the eye and stare it down," he said.
More:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865619642/Utah-AG-Sean-Reyes-made-secret-trip-to-rescue-child-sex-slaves-in-Colombia.html
(How is it a Utah Attorney General believes part of his state job is looking for sex slavers in Colombia? Has he gone international?)
