“Clubs shutting down may not immediately lead to trafficking,” says one advocate. “But it immediately leads to all sorts of other vulnerable situations.”
Habtamu Abdi, civilian liaison between the Seattle Police Department and the East African community at the Ethiopian Community Center in Rainier Valley. (Photos by Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
(From left) Deputy Director of Communications Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, Sargent Sean Whitcomb and Detective Patrick Michaud stand for a portrait in their office at Seattle Police Department Headquarters.