[quote]Human trafficking invisible, worldwide
Elgin forum tells of local instances, ways to detect practice
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January 15, 2009

By ERIN CALANDRIELLO Staff Writer
ELGIN -- A few years ago, sex trafficking occurred in Elgin's backyard, according to Deputy Police Chief Jeff Swoboda.

The trafficking was being conducted through a cab company. Men would purchase tokens for about $50 to have sexual intercourse with a young foreign girl. The exploiter then would collect tokens from the girl at the end of the night and give her $1 for each token.

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Irina Del Genio, Ph.D., assistant dean of the liberal, visual and performing arts at Elgin Community College, was born and raised in the former Soviet Union. On Wednesday Genio spoke about her take on human trafficking during a meeting organized by Jo Ann Armenta and “Stop Itâ€