Sean Litton serves as the Vice President of Field Operations for International Justice Mission. IJM is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local governments to ensure victim rescue, to prosecute perpetrators and to strengthen the community and civic factors that promote functioning public justice systems.

Mr. Litton received a B.S. in Business Administration from Miami University and a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School. Before attending law school, Mr. Litton worked with Young Life and served as associate pastor for Youth at Christ Church in Roswell, New Mexico, for four years. Following graduation from law school in 1997, Mr. Litton spent three years as an associate with the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, DC.

Mr. Litton joined International Justice Mission in September 2000 and moved to the Philippines for the purpose of establishing an IJM office in Manila. Mr. Litton served as director of the office until transitioning to national leadership at the beginning of 2003.

Upon leaving the Philippines, Mr. Litton assumed leadership of International Justice Mission’s ongoing work in Thailand. Based in Chiang Mai, IJM Thailand is deeply involved in efforts to bring rescue to the victims of sex trafficking and tangible accountability to traffickers. Mr. Litton was soon promoted to director of operations for Southeast Asia and was responsible for developing casework strategies and advocating with local and national authorities. His work in Southeast Asia supported the enforcement of an array of national laws and international legal principles on the continent and has helped rescue victims from a variety of injustices, including violence, unprosecuted sexual violence, abuse of children, police misconduct and sexual exploitation.

While working for IJM, Mr. Litton has led and participated in investigations leading to the arrest and prosecution of over 50 suspected traffickers and rapists and the rescue of over 200 women and children from sexual exploitation. Last year, investigations conducted by IJM’s Southeast Asia offices led to the rescue of 221 women and children trapped in sexual slavery, the arrest of 58 suspected traffickers, and the trial and conviction of 30 more.

As Vice President of Interventions, Mr. Litton currently directs IJM’s casework operations around the world including Latin America, Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia, developing intervention strategies and advocating with local and national authorities.