Washington Advisory Committee on Trafficking (WashACT)
WashACT is a multi-disciplinary task force convened in 2005 by the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington (USAO-WDWA). The Committee’s mission is to ensure that victims of trafficking receive all resources available to them, and that human traffickers are identified, investigated and prosecuted to the utmost extent of the law. WashACT is co-chaired by Sgt. Shawn Martinell of the Seattle Police Department (SPD), Kate Crisham, Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) for the USAO-WDWA, and Angie Muthee, Director of Survivor Services at the International Rescue Committee in Washington (IRC). In addition to the USAO-WDWA, SPD, and IRC, WashACT is comprised of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and a myriad of local, state, and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations working to combat human trafficking. Members meet monthly to share information on trafficking and resources to victims of trafficking, to identify and remedy gaps in services to victims, and to coordinate investigations and prosecution of trafficking cases. Meetings are invitation only.
New to WashACT?
WashACT hosts quarterly information sessions to inform the community on anti-trafficking efforts in Western Washington and about how service providers, law enforcement, practitioners and mobilization groups collaborate to improve response to human trafficking. WashACT information sessions are free and open to the public. View updcoming dates for info sessions on the WashACT Get Involved page. For more information, to RSVP for the next WashAct Information Session, or to request an invitation email [email protected].