APEX, N.C. (WNCN) — An anti-human trafficking nonprofit in Apex is calling for support of victims and stronger action against offenders amid continued attention towards Jeffrey Epstein.
Shield North Carolina issued a statement on Wednesday to reaffirm support for trafficking and sexual exploitation survivors and seek accountability for perpetrators and buyers.
The statement comes after more than 3 million pages of the Epstein files were released by the United States Department of Justice in January, which offer insight into the activities of Epstein, a financier who was charged with sex trafficking when he died in custody in 2019. His death was ruled a suicide…