Incidents of human trafficking are rising in Kane County, a law enforcement official said August 12.
Greg Spayth, investigator for Kane County State’s Attorney Office human exploitation unit, discussed sex and labor trafficking in Kane. He was guest speaker at the Citizen Police Academy Alumni of Aurora monthly membership meeting at APD headquarters.
Spayth, a retired APD lieutenant with 30 years of experience in law enforcement, is part of a specialized team dedicated to investigating and prosecuting human trafficking offenses. The unit was established in response to rising incidents of human trafficking in Kane County and the need for enhanced training and investigative resources.
The investigator said, “After drug dealing, human trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world, and it is the fastest growing. You can only sell drugs or guns once, but you can sex over and over again every single day and make a lot of money. It is a multi-billion-dollar criminal industry that denies freedom to 24.9 million people around the world.”…