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  • Phone: (304) 492-5855
  • Cell: (703) 303-8841

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Law Enf & Criminal Justice and School Safety

Keywords/Search Terms:

Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking at Hotels, Sexual Abuse by Educators and School Staff, Sexual Abuse by Youth Group Leaders, Human Trafficking Prevention in the Hospitality Industry, Human Trafficking Awareness Training for Businesses, Civil Rights Violations.

Education:

BA, Michigan State University

Years in Practice:

33

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

3

Additional Information

Human trafficking thought leader. Award-winning retired FBI Special Agent. Investigated numerous human trafficking crimes. Has trained more than 1,500 law enforcement officers to effectively identify human traffickers and sex offenders. Extensive speaking and writing experience in human trafficking. Additional FBI experience includes foreign counterintelligence, public corruption, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and 9/11. Member of the Enron Task Force for over four years, formed in the weeks following Enron’s bankruptcy in December 2001 to investigate the company’s collapse. Mr. Bristol's career as a Michigan State Police Trooper, a Special Agent with the FBI, and a Special Agent with the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has given him hands-on experience investigating crimes and collecting evidence. Those jobs included testifying at grand juries and trials. In addition to his law enforcement positions, he built a successful training company that taught law enforcement officers enhanced human trafficking investigative skills. In June 2023, Mr. Bristol became the President & CEO of Solutions to Trafficking LLC, Points, West Virginia, a company that offers awareness and investigative training courses empowering businesses, law enforcement, and community groups with the knowledge and expertise to work cohesively toward recognizing community human trafficking issues, freeing victims of human trafficking, and bringing human traffickers to justice. He helps groups identify child sexual exploitation in schools and youth groups. To view a one-minute UNICEF PSA on child sex trafficking that I narrated for UNICEF, please visit https://youtu.be/j1sRy8RJBh8.