Overview
Steptoe partner and former Deputy US Trade Representative Ambassador Susan Esserman participated in Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's press conference announcing a number of initiatives to crack down on human traffickers. At the August 9 press conference, Gov. Hogan renewed his support for legislation to classify felony sex trafficking as a violent crime.
Esserman has represented numerous victims of sex and labor trafficking. Her work and passion in this realm led her to conceive, build, and now lead the University of Maryland Support, Advocacy, Freedom and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors. Esserman founded the SAFE Center with the goal of restoring dignity, human rights, and economic empowerment to sex and labor trafficking survivors.
Watch the full press conference here or watch and read more about the initiative on CBS Baltimore.
Gov. Hogan’s press release on the initiatives can be read here.
