Attorney general talks sex trafficking
by Bobby Tedder
btedder@neighbornewspapers.com
01:04 PM, Monday, May 20
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens said authorities will be casting a bigger net as part of the state’s crackdown on sex trafficking of minors. Olens touted the unveiling of the Georgia’s Not Buying It initiative, which essentially puts the johns ...

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