WATCH: Younger girls, more violent traffickers: Reality of sex trade in Washington

(The Center Square) – The girls are getting younger and the traffickers are getting more violent.

That’s the reality in the sex trafficking world in King County, according to those working night and day to rescue the victims.

Kristine Moreland, executive director of The More We Love, is at the center of that rescue mission.

The Renton shelter she runs is at max capacity.

“We took 128 crisis calls in 12 days,” said Moreland in a Tuesday interview with The Center Square.

They currently have 22 women and 29 children at the facility which is fully funded by private donations.

“We create pathways out of homelessness, addiction, human trafficking and domestic violence. We have 32 beds of shelter space that accommodate single women and women with children,” Moreland said.

“We are looking at expanding up to the full capacity of 109 beds. And the real intention is giving the women and children a longer-term stay. We don’t want to just be checking boxes and meeti...