Visitors flock to Southern California for its beaches and sunshine, but there’s a darker side to Orange County’s tourism industry that law officials are working to combat: human trafficking. Orange County has become a destination location for human trafficking victims, officials from the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force said during an April 6 press conference in Anaheim. Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Todd Spitzer said that human trafficking occurs in Orange County “with such great magnitude” because of the large tourism industry. “We’re an international center that people want to come to and vacation, and have conventions and recreate,” Spitzer told reporters. “And that same attraction, also brings the people here who want to exploit and take advantage of sex workers and labor workers and people that are exploited because of the work that they provide.” Milestone Year This year marks the task force’s tenth year partnering with the Anaheim Police Department, the OCDA’s office, and the nonprofit Waymakers. Its recently-released 2021 Human …