RFP Staff
♦ While Rowan County is rebranding the county, another kind of branding shows up in Salisbury a major pit stop on the I-85 “human trafficking” route where women from Mexico, Central America, Asia, Eastern Europe, and missing U.S. teens are forced into sexual slavery. According to law enforcement and organizations, who battle the human trafficking across the United States, a number of signs exist that a woman is engaged in sexual servitude. Branding with a branding iron or a tattoo needle are common. These brands most often appear on the nape of the female’s neck, the side of the neck, the upper back, and in some instances on the calf. Most frequent brands or tattoos encountered are barcodes, hearts containing dollar signs, a number, or the pimp’s name.
