Vendors sold crepes and jerky and quilts and princess makeovers and Cutco knives.
on a Saturday in late summer, more than 100 booths lined the perimeter of the rodeo arena. Oakdale, a small city near Modesto, is set among ever-dwindling cattle ranches and ever-expanding almond farms. (The nonprofit group is known for taking part in overseas sting operations in which it ensnares alleged child sex traffickers it also operates a CrossFit gym in Utah.) Supporters commit to “shine OUR light”-the middle word a reference to the group’s acronym-and to “break the chain,” which refers to human bondage and to cycles of exploitation.
It is beloved by parenting groups on Facebook, lifestyle influencers on Instagram, and fitness guys on YouTube, who are impressed by its muscular approach to rescuing the innocent. The event, called the Festival of Hope, was a fundraiser for the anti-child-sex-trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad, which was founded in Utah in 2013 and has achieved immense popularity on social media in the past year and a half, attracting an outsize share of attention during a new wave of concern about imperiled children. Check out the full table of contents and find your next story to read.
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