SEX TRAFFICKING IS A FORM OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY
SEX TRAFFICKING IS THE EXPLOITATION OF A PERSON TO PERFORM COMMERCIAL SEX THROUGH THE USE OF FORCE, FRAUD, OR COERCION.
MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 ENGAGING IN COMMERCIAL SEX ARE CONSIDERED TO BE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
REGARDLESS OF FORCE, FRAUD, OR COERCION.
HOTELS AND MOTELS
SEX TRAFFICKING OFTEN OCCURS AT HOTELS AND MOTELS. SOME OF THE REASONS THIS OCCURS ARE DUE TO THE EASE OF ACCESS, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR ROOMS IN CASH.
MASSAGE PARLORS
SEX TRAFFICKING OFTEN OCCURS IN MASSAGE PARLORS. MASSAGES OFTEN TAKE PLACE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS MAKING ILLICIT ACTIVITY VERY DIFFICULT TO DETECT.
STREET LEVEL
SEX TRAFFICKING ALSO OCCURS AT THE STREET LEVEL. MANY TIMES VICTIMS WALK ON WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS “THE TRACK” WHERE BUYERS WILL SOLICIT THEM FOR SEXUAL SERVICES.
BRANDING
THIS IS OFTEN SEEN ON THE NECK OR CHEST
CLOTHING
A PERSON INAPPROPRIATELY DRESSED FOR THEIR AGE OR THE WEATHER.
MINORS
A MINOR WITH SOMEONE DURING SCHOOL HOURS OR LATE AT NIGHT
COMMON
INDICATORS OF
SEX TRAFFICKING
EYE CONTACT
A YOUNG PERSON BEING CONTROLLED BY SOMEONE OLDER THAN THEM – FAILURE TO MAKE EYE CONTACT
KEYWORDS
USE OF KEYWORDS SUCH AS: “THE GAME”, “THE TRACK”, OR “BOTTOM GIRL” – GIRLS OFTEN REFER TO THEIR PIMP AS “BOYFRIEND” OR “DADDY”
LOCATION
VICTIM MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHERE THEY ARE OR WHERE THEY CAME FROM
SEX TRAFFICKING IS DRIVEN BY DEMAND
IF THERE WASN’T A DEMAND FOR GIRLS, BOYS, WOMEN, AND MEN,
THERE WOULD NOT BE A SUPPLY.
STATISTICALLY, MEN ARE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR POWERING THE DEMAND
