This story is from September 17, 2008

Judd, Ormond fights sex slavery

The actresses have teamed up to expose America's shameful underage sex trade in a new documentary
Judd, Ormond fights sex slavery
ActressesAshley Judd and Julia Ormond have teamed up to expose America's shamefulunderage sex trade in a new documentary titled "Call + Response".
The documentary reveals thatthe sex slave industry made $32 billion last year and 2.2 million children aresold into sex slavery every year. Both the actresses have spent monthsresearching and are now speaking out in an effort to put an end to the crime,reports imdb.com.
Ashley admitsshe was dumbfounded when she was faced with the statistics and she's nowdetermined to make a difference.
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She said: "Each and every one of us has anobligation to stop it. Human trafficking has to exist out in the open so thatthe demand can access thesupply."
Julia added: "We livein a world where you don't necessarily know what's going on next door. It's thefastest growing crime on the planet." The hard-hitting documentary is scheduledfor an October release.
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