Raising awareness about trafficking of children with goal of sexual exploitation is important, because there are some fundamental misconceptions about this activity. First, many people think that this is really not happening. Second, those who believe that trafficking happens, usually think of the general situation where a child is kidnapped and then transported to a location where they are put into prostitution. This scenario is not impossible, but is typically an exception. Trafficking is a concerted effort of praying on and targeting of individuals that are vulnerable.
Key Takeaways:
- Sex traffickers prey on people who are socially or economically vulnerable such as people living in poverty.
- Fewer than 10% of sex trafficking cases involve kidnapping which shows how strong of exploiters the traffickers are.
- A trafficker will first befriend the child and get them to trust them before exploiting them.
“They pose as a friend, offering to meals, gifts, or just a sympathetic ear. In some cases, traffickers may use another young person to befriend and recruit their victims.”
Read more: https://polarisproject.org/blog/2020/08/what-we-know-about-how-child-sex-trafficking-happens/
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