Former Utah Attorney General Fights the Evil That Lurks in Quiet Places

‘This could happen to anyone,’ Sean Reyes said about human trafficking, but he has a message of hope for victims and survivors.

Then-Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes pre-records his address to the Republican National Convention at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Aug. 27, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

To the neighborhood kids, he was “Tio,” Uncle.

They appreciated the wads of cash he flashed around, the gifts, trips to sporting events, help for their families, and the work he provided around their quiet Salt Lake City neighborhood.