Human trafficking is a problem that no one really wants to talk about. The media portrays this horrific crime as something that only happens in foreign countries. Americans do not want to believe that something so heinous could happen on our own soil. However, when survivors of human trafficking come forward, people are forced to realize that this problem is not so far from home. Some people still choose to deny that this is a real problem. However, the facts make it extremely difficult to deny that human trafficking occurs on American soil. The Super Bowl is one of the most exciting events of the entire year. Every year, fans spend hundreds of dollars to be able to travel to the city where the Super Bowl is taking place and even more money to purchase the available seats. Companies spend millions of dollars trying to buy the best advertising spots available during this game. Yet no one talks about the dark secret of what goes on behind the scenes and what happens at the Super Bowl after the holidays. According to journalist Jideobi Ezeonu (2014), “girls and women across the country have been separated from their families and taken to completely foreign places so that they can make profits for their “bosses” (para. 3) . . Ezeonu (2014) also makes a statement about women being kidnapped and forced to work as sex slaves, saying, “these girls who are kidnapped are forced to go to cities hosting these events and from there, the mere idea of supply and demand comes. at stake” (para. 7). Several women were able to escape their captors and obtain help to recover from the trauma they endured. According to journalist Naomi Martin (2013), "Clemmie Greenlee, a former sex victim... middle of paper...... Ezeonu, Jideobi (February 13, 2014). The media ignores important issues for trivial amusement. Retrieved from www.edinborospectator.com/?p=1927Martin, Naomi (February 1, 2013). Former Sex Trafficking Victim Spotlights Super Bowl's DarkUnderworld. Retrieved from www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/02/former_sex_trafficking_victim.html Merlan, Anna (January 30, 2014). Just in time for February, the sex trafficking myth and the return of the Super Bowl. Retrieved from bogs.williagevoice.com/runninscared/201/just_in_time_fo.php National Center for Victims of Crime (2012). Human trafficking. Retrieved from http://www.victimsofcrime.org/library/crimeinformation-and-statistics/human-trafficking United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2014). Human trafficking. Retrieved from https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html?