Sex trafficking presentations set in Elburn, Geneva

Magnitude of sex trafficking problem to be discussed

Refuge for Women will host a series of presentations in Kane and McHenry counties on the magnitude of sex trafficking, according to a news release.

The first presentation will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Town and Country Public Library, 320 E North St., Elburn.

The speakers will be Karen Schultz, city director for Refuge for Women Chicago, and Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser.

Schultz will talk about her organization’s two-year program that assists sex-trafficked women into recovery. Mosser will speak about her office’s prosecution of sex trafficking cases.

A second presentation is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at St. Peter Catholic Church, McLoughlin Hall, 1891 Kaneville Road, Geneva.

There will be two McHenry County presentations with Schultz and McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally.

The first presentation will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Community Room, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

The second one will be at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at St. Mary Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley.