Sex Trafficking
Define Sex Trafficking
Sex Trafficking is a form of modern slavery that exists throughout the United States. Sex Trafficking use violences, threats, lies, debt bondage, and other forms of coercion to compel adults and children to engage in commercial sex acts against their will.
Research
Statistics
- 1,581 (31.4%) involved minor victims
- 1.5 million victims in the United States
Short term effects on victims
- Threats of violence
- Pain and suffering
- Slavery
- Lost of safety, sleep, hygiene and medical care, and food
Long term effects on victims
- Diseases
- Isolation
- Fear
- Anger
- Health problems
- Physically brutalized to death
What to do to get better?
- Find a way to run away
- Talk to someone close to you don't just keep it all in
- Go to counseling
Who to Contact
1 (888) 373-7888
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
SMS: 233733 (Text "HELP" or "INFO")
Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week
Languages: English, Spanish and 200 more languages
Website: traffickingresourcecenter.org
or
Call 911
Videos
Sex trafficking: One survivor's story
CNN: Child sex slaves in America