Local youth saved from sex-trafficking scheme

Emile Bordelon and his wife, Cindy, of Jonesville, are thankful to have their son Daniel, at right, back safely home with them after an alleged sex-trafficking attempt last week. Emile is warning all parents to monitor their childrenâs social media accounts. (See story.)

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February 15, 2022

When 19-year-old Daniel Bordelon of Jonesville (Catahoula Parish) agreed to travel to Ohio with people he’d met on an internet chat room he had no idea what was awaiting him. But his father, Emile Bordelon, did, and launched into a miracle mission to grasp his son before he could leave the state in what he described as a sex-trafficking abduction.

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By Craig Franklin Editor

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