SEX TRAFFICKING
is a BOOMING industry in the USA
$9.5 BILLION annually
WE HAVE A BIG
PROBLEM
DEFINED
SEX TRAFFICKING
occurs when someone uses force, fraud or coercion to cause a commercial sex act with an adult or causes a minor to commit a commercial sex act.
A COMMERCIAL SEX ACT
includes prostitution, pornography and sexual performance done in exchange for any item of value, such as money, drugs, shelter, food or clothes
IT THIRVES BECAUSE THERE IS A SERIOUS DEMAND
BUYER
Fuels the market with their money
TRAFFICKER / PIMP
VICTIM
Exploits victims to earn revenue from buyers
Includes both girls and boys who are bought and sold for profit
TRAFFICKERS FIND VICTIMS THROUGH:
SOCIAL NETWORK
HOME NEIGHBORHOOD
CLUBS OR BARS
INTERNET
SCHOOL
AND LURE THEM THROUGH PROMISES OF:
PROTECTION
LOVE
ADVENTURE
HOME
OPPORTUNITY
SCROLL DOWN
SEX TRAFFICKING
SOCIETY MAY CALL IT
PROSTITUTION
BUT FEDERAL LAW CALLS IT
CLAWS CALLS IT
SEX SLAVERY
VICTIMS NEED HELP
NOT JUDGEMENT OR PUNISHMENT
WE BRING JUSTICE
WE EMPOWER VICTIMS
WE TAKE AWAY ECONOMIC RESOURSES
FOR THOSE BENEFITING
OUR LEGAL SERVICES ARE FREE
TO THE VICTIMS