ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- With numerous spa locations throughout the Capital Region now shut down after a federal investigation revealed a large prostitution ring, many of the workers at these spas may be victims themselves. Human trafficking experts and local community-based groups shared with NEWS10 what to look out for when sex trafficking is possible.

“There are a number of different avenues that protect crime victims and allow them some mechanisms for applying for legal status and immigration law,” said Daniel Butterworth the Executive Director at RISSE. He said that two years ago, “There were a pair of siblings who reunited here, and they were both victims of trafficking.”

He said the traffickers were able to separate the siblings and move them around the world, “They [human traffic

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