About this Event
In recognition of January being Human Trafficking Awareness Month, join us for a film screening of Maria Demeshkina Peek’s Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic on Tuesday, January 24, at 6:00 p.m., in the Joe Paul Student Theater on the Hattiesburg campus. The screening is free and open to the public. This event is co-sponsored by the USM Center for Human Trafficking Research and Training, the Mississippi Human Trafficking Council, and the USM Office of the Dean of Students. Following the screening of the film, a panel discussion will occur.
The film is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion--a present-day reality for one in seven children online. By unsealing the federal case of a top-gun pilot with hundreds of victims, and interviewing survivors and their parents, this true-crime piece exposes an often-overlooked crime against children, the tactics of online predators, and the voices of parents and law enforcement poised to stop online child exploitation in its tracks.
For questions about the screening, contact Dr. Tamara Hurst via email at [email protected].
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Joe Paul Theater in the University of Southern Mississippi Thad Cochran Center, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, United States
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