Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is looking to hire help for the new Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force.

“We will be adding a second prosecutor, a criminal investigator, a crime analyst, and importantly, a full-time victim advocate, who is connected with organizations like Gigi's House and all of Georgia's statewide resources—including mental health services, financial services and educational services,” Carr said in an email, noting an active search for someone to fill the advocate role.

Carr has already recruited Hannah Palmquist as lead prosecutor for the unit. Palmquist made a name for herself as an assistant district attorney in Cobb County, where she prosecuted crimes against women and children in the equivalent of a “Law and Order Special Victims Unit.” She won convictions even in cases where abused victims were afraid to testify.

Palmquist started work July 1.

“Our statewide anti-trafficking efforts are centered around rescuing, protecting and supporting victims,” Carr added in the email. “We've had the opportunity to partner with leading service providers around the state who are doing phenomenal work.”

Gigi's House is a metro Atlanta nonprofit organization that offers safe shelter, counseling and education for sex-trafficking victims. The house has space for only 10 girls, ages 13 to 19. Founder and CEO Sabrina Crawford said the house has to turn people away every day. But she is working on building additional facilities for 40 more girls, including phases for newly rescued victims to have trauma-informed therapy before they join the group, and an independent living area to help older teens safely make a transition before they graduate from the program.

Gigi's expansion efforts received a recent boost with donations from two Georgia prosecutors: Clayton Judicial Circuit District Attorney Tracy Graham Lawson and Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke together are in the process of donating $350,000 to Gigi's House, they recently said. The donations are coming from money confiscated by law enforcement after arrests for drug dealing and commercial gambling.

At the moment, Carr has an opening posted for the victim advocate. Carr said he is looking for someone “skilled and knowledgeable about how to help victims navigate through the judicial process.”

“This person will play an integral role in our unit's mission—which is to utilize every weapon in our arsenal to imprison those who seek to buy or sell our children, disrupt human trafficking networks and rescue/rehabilitate those who are victims of this horrific industry,” Carr said. “We are now accepting applications.”

AG's office Communications Director Katie Byrd added, “This position is huge for our Unit, and we are looking for someone really special to fulfill it.”