Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson

JARED HUDSON | Fighting Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation (Ep. 681)

Nov 26, 2024

Jared Hudson, a retired Navy SEAL and founder of Covenant Rescue Group, passionately addresses the urgent issues of human trafficking and child exploitation. He shares his journey to becoming a SEAL, discussing the conflicts faced by Christian service members in combat. Hudson highlights how predators identify victims and offers crucial advice for parents to protect their children. He also tackles the troubling impact of pornography on sex trafficking, emphasizing the need for robust law enforcement training and community support to combat these dark realities.

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Jared Hudson

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Quick takeaways

Jared Hudson's journey from Navy SEAL to anti-human trafficking advocate underscores the transformative power of personal experiences and resilience in facing challenges.

Covenant Rescue Group's proactive approach to combating human trafficking involves both rescuing victims and training law enforcement to improve predator identification and accountability.

The pervasive influence of pornography on youth highlights the critical need for parental engagement to foster healthy relationships and safeguard children from exploitation.

Deep dives

The Role of Covenant Rescue Group

Covenant Rescue Group focuses on real-life operations that rescue victims of human trafficking and apprehend their perpetrators. Unlike many organizations that merely raise awareness or create online content, Covenant Rescue engages in substantive actions that lead to significant results. The organization not only conducts rescues but also emphasizes training law enforcement to effectively identify and apprehend predators. This dual approach aims not only to rescue victims but also to ensure that those responsible are held accountable and successfully prosecuted.

Intro

3min

Journey to the SEALs: Navigating Duty and Morality

22min

Changing Views on Military Service

8min

Gender Roles and Military Dynamics

13min

Confronting Darkness: The Fight Against Human Trafficking

6min

Confronting Child Exploitation

22min

Navigating the Dangers of Digital Exposure

13min

Support for Combatting Human Trafficking

2min

In this episode, we welcome Jared Hudson to the show. He is a retired Navy SEAL and the Founder and CEO of an anti human trafficking organization called Covenant Rescue Group. CRG performs real-life operations that lead to the rescue of victims and arrests for the perpetrators. In this interview, we discuss why he ultimately decided to become a Navy SEAL, where he got his motivation to make it through BUD/S, whether or not he had any internal consternation about being a Christian and killing people, what he thinks about the current DEI focus of the military, why he decided to transition to the civilian world and to take on human trafficking and sexual exploitation, what predators look for when identifying their victims, what parents can do to help prevent their children from becoming victims, how the ubiquity of pornography use is impacting sex trafficking, and much more. Let’s get into it…

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