Marin Voice: Education is key to stopping sexual exploitation of children

Our children are being exploited. Our children are asking for help. We can do better.

It has been said the ostrich is the unofficial bird for Marin County – burying its head in the sand. I’ve been in countless classrooms and youth events and, sadly, I think we are living up to that punchline.

It’s easier to look the other way than try to digest the facts about how our youth are being exploited. There are youth in Marin from all ZIP codes experiencing abuse, harassment or exploitation...