Episode 002: When the Job Breaks You: Jamie’s Story from the Sex Crimes Unit to God’s Restoration

2025-06-21

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions about child abuse and sexual trauma. Listener discretion is advised. A former investigator shares how years in the fight against exploitation nearly broke him. In this gripping and redemptive episode, we sit down with Jamie, a former Sex Crimes unit investigator, spent years face-to-face with some of the darkest realities in our world: child abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking. Jamie opens up about the emotional weight of that work, the...

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions about child abuse and sexual trauma. Listener discretion is advised.

A former investigator shares how years in the fight against exploitation nearly broke him.

In this gripping and redemptive episode, we sit down with Jamie, a former Sex Crimes unit investigator, spent years face-to-face with some of the darkest realities in our world: child abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking.

Jamie opens up about the emotional weight of that work, the toll it took on his soul, and how he eventually found hope and healing through a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. His journey took a powerful turn through the ministry of Mighty Oaks, where he discovered a new mission rooted in faith, brotherhood, and restoration.

We’re sharing this episode in honor of PTSD Awareness Month—to bring light to the often unseen battles faced by first responders, veterans, and anyone carrying trauma. You’re not alone, and healing is possible.

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