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I get confused over sex trafficking laws. Seems it's more prevalent than many think. How does that get done?
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Sex trafficking is an extremely complex and pervasive issue that is fueled by many factors. According to Polaris, an anti-human trafficking organization, sex trafficking is defined as "the commercial sex industries where individuals are coerced or deceived into providing a commercial sex act against their will." In simpler terms, it is forced prostitution. To get away with it, perpetrators use various tactics such as physical or verbal abuse, threats, false promises, deception and manipulation to control their victims. They will often go to great lengths to make sure their victims feel completely trapped in their situation.

To carry out the trafficking, perpetrators will often find their victims on sites like Facebook, Instagram or Craigslist, as well as on street corners and hotels. In other cases, recruiters will search out vulnerable populations and reach out to them. In order to keep their victims under their control, perpetrators will often take their victims’ identification, social security cards and other documentation.

Once the victims have been lured or coerced into the situation, perpetrators will often threaten them and their family members to force them into compliance. Oftentimes, these criminals also have networks of associates who will help manage and oversee their victims in order to keep them in line.

The victims are often subjected to physical violence and other forms of abuse which serve to further ensnare them and instill fear of escape or contact with authorities. Victims are also kept in line by perpetrators threatening to publicly post explicit photos or videos of them on websites or social media platforms or to have them arrested. This allows perpetrators to use a victim’s fear of public humiliation to prevent them from attempting to escape.

The sad truth is that sex trafficking is much more pervasive than is generally known. Statistics suggest that there are hundreds of thousands of individuals in the United States and around the world who have been forced into sexual servitude. Unfortunately, because of its secretive nature, it is difficult to accurately gauge the scope