How a B.C. man is freeing Cambodians trapped by traffickers [Video]

Phnom Penh, Cambodia –

This is the fourth story in Hidden in Plain Sight: an in-depth series exploring human trafficking and its connection to British Columbia. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here.

Warning: The contents may be disturbing to some readers

It’s something we don’t see in B.C. anymore – a red-light district.

But it exists in Cambodia’s capital of Phnom Penh.

“This is one of many streets where young women come down to the big city to try and help their poor families. They’re desperate to earn some money to send back to mom and dad,” explained Brian McConaghy, the founding director of Ratanak International, as we rode through the area in a tuktuk.

“They get off the bus looking for nanny jobs or factory jobs, and they end up spun around in places like this almost instantly,” he said, adding that some of the those working on this street …