Human trafficking hotline established in Contra Costa County
Additional help for victims of human trafficking is coming to Contra Costa County.
District Attorney Diana Becton announced Wednesday the establishment of a human trafficking hotline that will take reports of forced or coerced commercial sex and labor.
A call to the number — 925-957-8658 — on Wednesday afternoon was answered by a voicemail.
A senior inspector with the human trafficking prosecution unit will monitor the hotline and coordinate any necessary response from law enforcement and advocacy groups, Becton said.
The goal of the hotline, according to Becton, is to connect victims to support systems, as well as to bring offenders to to justice.
The hotline is a product of a federal grant awarded to the county last year to form a human trafficking task force to better coordinate efforts among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to stop the crime.