Elizabeth Smart, John Walsh call on community to fight sexual violence
SALT LAKE CITY — A person is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds in the United States, and a child is sexually assaulted every 9 minutes.
That's according to the Malouf Foundation, the Logan-based nonprofit organization dedicated to finding solutions to combat child sexual exploitation, including sex trafficking and online abuse.
The foundation held its third annual Education Summit on Friday in the Rotunda at the Utah State Capitol. Two of this year's keynote speakers were Elizabeth Smart and John Walsh, the creator and host of "America's Most Wanted" and co-founder of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The goal of Friday's summit was to bring people together who care about fighting sexual violence and exploitation and start a grassroots effort to share ideas and find ways to combat it, and "move the needle on helping people understand why it's important that we stop it," said Kacie Malouf, board chairwoman and co-founder of the Malouf Foundation.
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