King 5 News has a very informative (and somewhat disturbing) presentation on sex trafficking in the United States.
Right here, in the United States, there is a thriving underground economy based on selling children for sex.
This is how sex traffickers do business. It’s all about supply and demand.
First, they need someone to sell. Traffickers target young people in their own homes, by combing through social media profiles, looking to spark a conversation. The trafficker targets pre-teens and teens by finding something to bond over and earn their trust.
It could be the promise of a modeling career. The trafficker might buy them drugs or alcohol or provide protection from an already dangerous situation at home.
Traffickers gain psychological control and use violent threats to force victims to stay. Once the child is isolated from family and friends, the trafficker puts them up for sale. This is where the demand comes in.
So who are these buyers?
Court records show they’ve been teachers, pastors, cops and judges. They could be the guy next door. The trafficker gets the money. The buyer gets the sex. The child victim gets exploited and sold.
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DHS offers a Human Trafficking Awareness course for those that would like additional information.
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