Sex Trafficking in Rutherford County a Big Business

Jul 09, 2018 at 03:29 pm by bryan


Human Trafficking in Tennessee continues to be a major issue.

MTSU Graduate student Lisa Graves said the problem is huge for the Atlanta, Georgia airport and for the Middle Tennessee area.

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MTSU Global Studies Assistant Professor Dr. James Chaney stated...



Over 100 juvenile and adult sex trafficking cases were reported in Rutherford, Coffee and Davidson Counties in 2011 alone. That would be over 100 in each county, according to one study year.

You can read a 2013 report by the TBI that shows some of the more heavily human trafficked areas of TENNESSEE HERE.

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