Episode 128 - Is there trafficking in your hometown? With Fr. Jeff and Fr. Chuck

In this episode, Jim is joined by Fr. Jeff Bayhi ( Diocese of Baton Rouge) and Fr. Chuck Swanson ( Diocese of Omaha - Retired) to discuss what they've learned since founding Metanoia Manor a home for trafficked youth in Louisiana and how porn plays a role in the grooming and control of human trafficking victims in the sex trade. Check out www.metanoia-inc.org for more information on this incredible mission and to enter a raffle for a trip for two to Italy with the Fathers! Takeaways: 1. Currently the estimates say 48 million people are being trafficked worldwide 2. 89.5% of trafficked individuals end up in the sex trade and a high percentage in porn 3. Most traficking cases are " local" and don't involve what we see in the movies, but rather coercion, drugs, money and blackmail right in our own neighborhoods