Polaris Project - Protecting Victims of Illicit Massage Businesses

Emergency physician Dr. Paul Bolger tends to patients at both Unity Point Health in Illinois and Medical Aesthetics and Wellness Clinic in Iowa. Outside of his work with patients, Dr. Paul Bolger, who attained his MD at Emory University, supports the Polaris Project and its valuable work. 

The Polaris Project is an international leader in the fight against human trafficking. The organization works to disrupt the trade and sale of human beings in any way it can, while also providing resources for victims of this type of modern slavery. 

Illicit massage businesses have become a pressing target for the Polaris Project in recent years. These businesses, operating under the guise of a legitimate massage parlor, are known perpetrators of sex trafficking and forced labor. Victims are often lured to these facilities with the promise of legitimate employment, and are then controlled through coercion or violence. 

The Polaris Project works with law enforcement to identify facilities that engage in human trafficking in the hopes of shutting down the networks that enslave people in this way.