Georgia State Capitol (Photo: John Disney/ALM)Top Prosecutors Named to Trafficking Task Force
First lady Marty Kemp is heading the task force with GBI chief Vic Reynolds and House Majority Leader Jan Jones.
April 25, 2019 at 06:11 PM
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Gov. Brian Kemp's new anti-human-trafficking task force includes four of the state's top prosecutors among the 22 members.
Vic Reynolds, the head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, is co-chairing the group, called the Georgians for Refuge, Action, Compassion and Education Commission, with Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp and House Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones.
The other attorneys on the commission include BJay Pak, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia; Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr; and DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston.
Jay Neal, director of the state's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, is also a member. Others named to the GRACE Commission represent a wide array of stakeholders, including elected officials, business, education, health care and nonprofit leaders.
Human trafficking is a serious problem in Atlanta and statewide. Georgia ranked No. 7 among states from July 2017 through June 2018 in incidents, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. The group received 750 calls with 276 reported Georgia cases. The majority of cases (70 percent) were sex trafficking, with the rest labor trafficking or a combination of the two.
The governor created the task force in late February, and the state's first lady Marty Kemp announced the members last week, calling them a team of “dedicated individuals who are well-equipped to shine a light on this terrible industry plaguing our state.” Its first meeting is set for May 8.
Among the other task force members: Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan; Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria Carstarphen; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta CEO Donna Hyland; Grady Health System executive Michelle Wallace; Division of Family and Children Services director Tom Rawlings; Delta Air Lines executive Allison Ausband; and the Metro Atlanta Chamber's chief policy officer, Katie Kirkpatrick.
The GRACE Commission also includes leaders of anti-trafficking groups, including Georgia Cares CEO Heather Stockdale and End Human Trafficking Now founder, Dave McCleary.
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