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*Human sex trafficking is the recruitment of a person for
the
purpose of a commercial sex act which is induced by
force,fraud, or
coercion.
*Sex trafficking is modern-day slavery.
*It is the third largest organized
crime in the world.
*It is estimated to transport 700,000
to 4 million victims around
the world each year.
*Victims involve 80% of children
and women.
Traffickers get their victims by using different methods
such as:
*Promising them
good jobs in foreign countries
*Kidnapping them
*Buying them from their
own parents or boyfriend/spouses
After the traffickers have full control over the victims, they cease their passports
and other forms of identifications. Some victims are told that they have to repay their trafficker
for their living expenses and transportation. In order to repay this debt, they are forced to prositute.
To keep control over their victims, the traffickers make the victims depend
only on them. In order to make their victims do as their told the trafficers find different ways to make sure the victims
know who is in control. Some of the different ways are by feedling them every once in a while, raping
them, beating them, and threatening to hurt their loved ones.
Pyschological effects:
*Self-blame
*Shame
*Stockhold Syndrome
*Isolation
*Fear of Law Enforcement
Physical Problems:
*STD's
*Brain damage
*Broken bones
*General health problems
Click on the following link to read testimonies of trafficked victims
Testimonies
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