OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An attorney with more than four decades of experience has accepted a new leadership position in Nebraska’s fight against sex trafficking.

Stephen Patrick O’Meara recently started work as the human trafficking coordinator in the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office.

He will earn $78,750 annually in the job, which was created by a 2014 legislative bill introduced by former state Sen. Amanda McGill.

An organization working to end human trafficking gave Nebraska a D last year for its policies in helping stop the illegal practice. That grade was an improvement from the F it received in 2011.

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson says he hopes the new position helps increase the state’s rating.