![A billboard in Bakersfield in early 2015 brought awareness to the issue of human trafficking. [National Human Trafficking Resource Center photo]](https://mountainenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/BillboardHumanTrafficking-bw-324x137.jpg)
A billboard in Bakersfield in early 2015 brought awareness to the issue of human trafficking. [National Human Trafficking Resource Center photo]
By Heidi Carter Escudero, KC
More than 112 cases of human trafficking were identified in Kern County during 2015.
The Kern Coalition Against Human Trafficking (KCAHT) is hosting our Third Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
A proclamation from the Kern County Board of Supervisors was delivered on Tuesday, January 5. KCAHT members, representing over 50 agencies involved with our…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)
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Kern County identified over 112 cases of human trafficking last year. January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, with public events this week to help educate about this issue.
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