INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – Like Moths to a Flame: How Traffickers Exploit Social Media to Target Churches, Vulnerable People, and Public Trust
Traffickers no longer operate only in the shadows — they operate through screens. This investigation exposes how modern trafficking networks use social media to identify churches, study their visibility, target vulnerable members, and slip into trusted religious spaces. The Stonebriar case reveals how survivors recognize these digital patterns long before anyone else — and why churches must wake up to the dangers hiding in their own online presence.
