Anti-Sextortion Event

An anti-sextortion conference in Louisville hosted by United Nations Association of the USA Kentucky Division partnering with Rotary and NGOs will spotlight Kentucky’s new law addressing sexual extortion, the tools available in schools to fight this crime, and practical ways individuals and families can protect themselves from online exploitation.

The event will be held Monday, Oct. 27, from 5–9 p.m. at Lang House, 115 South Ewing Ave. First Lady Britainy Beshear will deliver remarks on Kentucky’s broader work to combat human trafficking.

The event will also celebrate the advocates and policymakers who worked to pass a law in Kentucky this year making sextortion a crime. Sextortion is a form of exploitation that occurs when a person obtains sexually explicit images of an individual and threatens to release them unless their demands (monetary, sexual, or other requests) are met.

Additional Special Guests:

• Jeremy Mueller, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Counter Exploitation, Dept. of Criminal Investigations, Office of the Attorney General
• Susan Witten, KY State Representative Presentations include:
• Sara Collins, Esq. civil rights attorney, Louisville Sextortion Case
• Detective Ricky Lynn, Past Chair KY Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force
• Megan Lundstrom, CEO, Polaris
• Lady Tee Thompson, Human Trafficking Fellow under U.S. Dept. of HHS National Human Trafficking Technical Assistance Program
• Jennifer Beagle, CEO, Her Hope Kentucky, Human Trafficking Survivor
• Jaime Thompson, MSSW, PATH Coalition of KY
• Teena Halbig, event coordinator and master of ceremonies

The meeting is open to the public. To reserve a seat, contact Teena Halbig at TeenaHal@aol.com or 502-777-5192.

The meeting will also be available on Zoom at the following address: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84601636631?pwd=QbpovbOni77ZBHGMsdc6TMgbBls2XA.1 Meeting ID: 846 0163 6631 | Passcode: 460630.