Sex traffickers target victims and then use violence, threats, lies, promises of stardom, debt bondage, promises of love and affection or other forms of control and manipulation to keep their victims involved in the sex industry for their own profit.  It's the exploitation and victimization of a fellow human being for financial gain!

You may be wondering, how Traffickers recruit people within the United States? Traffickers use two important tools to recruit:  Deception and Manipulation. They recruit in schools, group homes, shopping malls, bus stations, churches and other locations.  They will spend hours perusing different social media platforms using fake profiles to connect with teens often telling them what they want to hear or will even build a perceived romantic relationship with them in order to gain control.  

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