Episode
Frontline: Sex Trafficking in America
Overview
Sex Trafficking in America tells the unimaginable stories of young women coerced into prostitution – and follows one police unit that’s committed to rooting out sexual exploitation.
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 37
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2019-05-28
Episode context
Sex Trafficking in America is Episode 21 in Season 37 of Frontline. It aired on 2019-05-28.
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