January 22, 2026 11:00AM-1:00PM

Summary

The use of social media is a common thread in the recruitment and exploitation of children in child sex trafficking. This presentation will discuss risk factors and trends including artificial intelligence, sextortion, and resources available to victims.  

Objectives

This presentation is geared towards law enforcement, child welfare professionals, and others

who may be in contact with children at risk of victimization. We will learn ways to gather

evidence, minimize harm, and provide resources and strategies for children who become

victims of online trafficking.

About the Event

Join us for this Lunch & Learn on January 22, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Texas Tech Health Science Center building, 800 W. 4th Street Odessa, Texas 79763. Please park in open lot behind Good Neighbor Pharmacy, the building has a white statue out front. CNE, TCOLE, and CEU hours are available. CNE Hours are being provided by Medical Center Hospital. TCOLE hours provided by Odessa Police Department. Registration is free and lunch will be provided.

Meet our Speaker

Brody Burks Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

For the last 15 years, Brody has worked in public service for the State of Texas -as an assistant district attorney, criminal justice policy advisor to the governor, Chief of Staff to Commissioner Bobby Janecka at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and now as assistant Attorney General prosecuting human trafficking. He also serves as legislative liaison for the division and point of contact for stakeholder groups. He has also served as the Governor’s appointee to the Interstate Compact on Adult Offender Supervision and has been a trainer and mentor through the Texas District and County Attorney’s Association. He's a graduate of Austin College and The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law and lives in Austin with his wife, two children, and a rescue pit bull.