North Gwinnett News

Gov. Brian Kemp promised the state would do everything it could to end sexual exploitation of children during a groundbreaking for a Department of Juvenile Justice shelter recently in Gwinnett County that will provide a safe haven for young victims. 

The new facility will make room and provide 26 beds for children that have been rescued from sexual exploitation. During a walkthrough of Gwinnett County, Kemp attended the groundbreaking ceremony with First Lady Marty Kemp to support child victims of illegal sexual exploitation trade, the Gwinnett Daily Post reported.

"Last week, @MartyKempGA and I attended the groundbreaking for a new shelter for victims of human trafficking. Here in GA, we will continue doing everything we can to bring an end to this evil industry and support the victims," Brian Kemp said via Twitter.

The new shelter is being kept secret by state officials in an effort to protect the children who will be helped there, the newspaper said.  

“Holding traffickers accountable is only part of the solution to our problem. The other is creating promising futures for those they have harmed,” Marty Kemp said, the Daily Post reported.

The first lady advocates for the fight against human trafficking, with a major focus on child sex trafficking through the GRACE commission she formed in 2019. She announced a partnership with the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Georgia and the Georgia Beer Wholesalers Association. Wholesaler delivery vehicles will have bumper stickers that read “See Something. Say Something. End Sex Trafficking in Georgia,” and the national anti-human trafficking hotline 1-888-373-7888, the Office of the Governor said.