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Researchers work with underage sex trafficking victims to identify new ways to assist exploited children and prevent others from entering the abuse cycle.

Criminal justice professor Alexis Kennedy, right, and Ph.D. candidate Kelly Stout are helping those in the court system better understand the victims of underage sex trafficking. (Josh Hawkins/UNLV Creative Services) 

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