Lowcountry Human Trafficking Task Force to host annual community update

State and local officials will provide updates, trends and a forecast in the fight against human trafficking during an annual meeting of the Lowcountry Human Trafficking Task Force.

The presentation is set for 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 27, 2025, at the Hardeeville Recreation Center at 285 John Smith Road in Hardeeville. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The program will start promptly at 10 a.m.

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

A representative from the S.C. Office of the Attorney General is expected to speak, as is 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone.  

The Lowcountry Human Trafficking Task Force is comprised of federal, state and local law enforcement professionals, members of state prosecutors’ offices, clergy, victim-services providers and others interested in creating a community free from human trafficking. The regional task force is a member of the larger state Human Trafficking Task Force, created to prevent human trafficking, to protect trafficked victims and to prosecute traffickers. To learn more, go to https://sclchttf.wixsite.com/website.

The event is open to the public, but registration is strongly encouraged. To register, please contact Erinn McGuire by calling (843) 790-6453.