They said slavery was outlawed hundreds of years ago, yet human trafficking and slavery are one of America and the entire world's most underreported crises. Millions, literally millions, of girls and children are trafficked in America and abroad each year.
In another grim reminder of how this crisis affects every aspect of our society, ESPN reported former NBA All-star Alvin Robertson is wanted on sex trafficking charges.
SAN ANTONIO -- Former NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson faces sexual assault of a child and sex trafficking charges alleging he was among seven people who kidnapped a 14-year-old girl who was forced into prostitution and made to dance at a strip club, authorities said Friday.
Robertson was taken into custody Friday in Bentonville, Ark., said Bexar County Sheriff's Deputy Ino Badillo. Robertson lives in San Antonio.
The arrest comes as part of an investigation that began last April when a 14-year-old girl waved down a police cruiser in Corpus Christi and told authorities she had been abducted from San Antonio, Badillo said. She told police she was driven around the city and forced to have sex with various men before being driven to Corpus Christi and forced to dance at a strip club.
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