Dr. Lois Lee is the world’s leading expert in rescuing child sex trafficking victims.  She holds a PhD in Sociology and Anthropology, a Juris Doctor in Law, and is an active member of the California State Bar.  Dr. Lee's presentation chronicled her career in this field, from its inception to the present day.

 

The 1985 TV movie, Children of the Night, is a fact-based drama about a sociology graduate (Dr. Lee, played by Karen Quinlan) who starts to work with teen prostitutes in Hollywood in 1973. The film does not draw back on its depiction of the brutality that the teens face nor of the exploitation that occurs from the pimps and johns who use them. Pat Benatar's song "Hell Is For Children" is used to set the film's theme. The result of Dr. Lee's graduate work is her paper, “The Pimp and His Game,” which is the basis of her trainings of thousands of members of law enforcement and her expert testimony in state and federal courts since the 80’s.

 

 

Currently, Dr. Lee is focused on creating a Board of Directors to continue COTN's work well into the future.  She has also created an initiative to expand COTN's presence in the New York City area via billboards and bus stop advertisements (shown above) that will provide an outlet for sex trafficked individuals to seek safe haven from their pimps and johns.

 

To learn more about COTN and how you can help rescue children from child prostitution and sexual exploitation, please visit: https://www.childrenofthenight.org.

 

If you would like to contact Dr. Lee personally, she can be reached at (818) 908-4474, or at lois@childrenofthenight.org.

 

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