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Rob Portman: “This crime has increasingly moved from the street to the smartphone.”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
This crime has increasingly moved from the street to the smartphone.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Portman highlights the shift of sex trafficking to online platforms.

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