{"id":1281137,"date":"2022-02-08T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T15:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1281137"},"modified":"2022-02-08T10:08:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T15:08:23","slug":"nfl-coach-heading-to-la-to-fight-child-sex-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-coach-heading-to-la-to-fight-child-sex-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Coach Heading to LA to Fight Child Sex Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnfl-coach-heading-to-la-to-fight-child-sex-trafficking%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1281137&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich is heading to Los Angeles this week but not because of the Super Bowl. His team missed the playoff cut, but his mission is more important than football.<\/p>\n<p>Reich is joining others who are fighting child sexual abuse and trafficking \u2014 a sinister crime that is connected to high-profile events like the battle between the AFL and NFL unfolding on February 13.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the most horrific crimes,\u201d Reich said on the AP Pro Football Podcast. \u201cChildren who are actually looking to adults to protect them and nurture them and help them to grow up to live mature, holistic lives are the actual ones who adults are using \u2014 that trust the children are placing in them and then exploiting them and abusing them for their own good. It doesn\u2019t get any worse than that.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/08100818\/head-coach-frank-reich-of-the-indianapolis-colts-holds-his-before-picture-id1186786350\" alt=\"Head coach Frank Reich of the Indianapolis Colts holds his granddaughter before the game between the Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins at Lucas...\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA \u2013 NOVEMBER 10: Head coach Frank Reich of the Indianapolis Colts holds his granddaughter before the game between the Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 10, 2019, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegometro.com\/2022\/01\/save-our-children\/\">Saved in America Advisory Board<\/a>, it is also a huge problem:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>An estimated&nbsp;25 million&nbsp;people worldwide are victims of human trafficking. Child sex trafficking has been reported in all&nbsp;50 U.S. States&nbsp;and is the second largest underground black-market industry in the country, following drug trafficking. Sex trafficking generates an estimated&nbsp;$810 million&nbsp;a year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The<em> Bradenton Herald<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradenton.com\/news\/business\/article258112523.html\">reported<\/a> that Reich and his wife and their daughter Lia are working to raise money to help victims recover.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re doing everything we can to prevent this from happening, but the reality is it\u2019s still going on and in crazy numbers,\u201d Reich said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people who are needing help. Even when a child is restored, when they\u2019re rescued, there\u2019s a lifelong battle to get back to full mental health.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/08100820\/demonstrators-in-keene-new-hampshire-gather-at-a-save-the-children-picture-id1228596482\" alt=\"Demonstrators in Keene, New Hampshire, gather at a &quot;Save the Children Rally&quot; to protest child sex trafficking and pedophilia around the world, on...\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Demonstrators in Keene, New Hampshire, gather at a \u201cSave the Children Rally\u201d to protest child sex trafficking and pedophilia around the world on September 19, 2020. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Herald<\/em> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Former Dodgers general manager Kevin Malone formed The Alliance Against Human Trafficking and Exploitation, consisting of kNOT Today and four other groups. With support from the NFL and the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee, the goal is to disrupt the illicit operations and assist victims.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have a real problem in America, with our children being under attack, being targeted by predators, and it\u2019s scary,\u2019 said Malone, co-founder and CEO of the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking. \u2018It\u2019s evil and people aren\u2019t talking enough about it.\u2019<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Colts offer support through the Irsay Family\u2019s \u2018Kicking the Stigma\u2019 initiative, which raises awareness about mental health disorders. \u2018It\u2019s such a blessing for us to be connected right with them,\u2019 Reich said. Reich\u2019s NFL journey has included stops in many cities. He played for the Bills, Panthers, Jets and Lions and served as an assistant coach for the Colts, Cardinals, Chargers and Eagles. Along the way, the Reichs discovered child trafficking is prevalent across the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s everywhere. It knows no boundaries,\u201d Reich said. \u201cWe all know the international things, and we\u2019ve seen the movies, and we\u2019ve seen the statistics and the clips, which keep us up at night. But there\u2019s equally bad stuff going on in neighborhoods that are right near us that are all over U.S. cities, smaller trafficking rings of children being sexually abused and exploited in horrific ways. That\u2019s what we have found out more than anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019re really taking a multi-level approach. It is grassroots, boots on the ground in these small communities making a difference, but also using the NFL platform to have a major impact on a national and international level,\u201d Reich said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReich and the Colts had a disappointing finish to their season, losing the last two games to finish 9-8 and fall one win short of the playoffs. But Reich says the team isn\u2019t \u2018far off\u2019 from being a Super Bowl contender,\u201d the <em>Herald<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking back on the end of the season, it was rough, but you learn from it,\u201d he said. \u201cA little bit of it will linger. We\u2019ll remember and use it as motivation going forward.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Penny Starr on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PennyStarrDC\">Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich is heading to Los Angeles this week but not because of the Super Bowl. 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