1. An Overview of Sex Trafficking in America
Enslaved

3. Sex Trafficking… Is modern-day slavery Occurs in all 50 states
Involves force, fraud, or coercion
Is the act of commercial sex
Is a hidden crime
Sex Trafficking…

4. A Human Trafficker… Recruitment
Networking System (can have layers of criminals involved)
Recruiter, harbor, transporter, trafficker
Will charm, deceit, and promise a better life
Will become the victims lover or legal spouse
Will become the victims best friend or absent parent
Created false jobs, abducted victims, and used social media applications
A trafficker will become whatever he needs to gain access to the victim!

5. A Human Trafficker… Obtainment
Psychological, Emotional, and Sexual Abuse
Isolate victims
Remove social supports
Aggressive and credible threats
Humiliation, forced anxiety, demonstration of power, and creating a reward system
Refusal of medical care, restriction of water, food, limited sleep, and access to light
Removal of all documentation
Create false debts

7. Human Traffickers Don’t Have Standards
Anybody Can Be A Victim
Human Traffickers Don’t Have Standards
Gender:
2/3 Girls
1/3 Boys
Victims tend to have a history of…
Sexual Abuse
Being a Runaway or Homeless
Living in Foster Homes
Substance Abuse
Victims who…
Have low self-esteem
Feel Neglected, Unloved, or Ostracized
Have Been Abandoned
The Victim…

8. Victims… Coerced or Forced Into
Hotels/Motels
Public or Residential Brothels
Strip Clubs
Pornography (child/adult)
Prostitution Rings
Online advertising (for sale)
Escort Services
Illicit Massage Parlors
Victims… Coerced or Forced Into

9. Advocate Today!
Write your local Congress to improve legislation on ending modern-day slavery
Look at the world around you and notice when something is not right
Trust your instincts and ask questions
If you suspect call the National Hotline:
Participate in spreading awareness
Begin a fundraising project
Be creative and remember who you are advocating for!