Sex Trafficking

Sex trafficking is the use of force, fraud or coercion to have a person perform commercial sex acts for profit. The reality is stranger abduction is only 1 out of 10 incidents that lead to the trafficking of persons. Many times, individuals actively involved in human trafficking situations do not view themselves as victims.

Sex Trafficking Red Flags

• Person seems overly fearful, submissive, tense, or paranoid
• Person is deferring to another person before giving information
• Minor is unaccompanied at night or falters in giving an explanation of who they are with and what they are doing
• Identification documents are held by another
• Person works long or excessive hours or is always available “on demand”
• Overly sexual for age or situation
• Multiple phones or social media accounts
• Signs of unusual wealth without explanation-new jewelry, shoes, phones without any know form of income
• Have run away or are involved in the juvenile justice or child welfare system
• Are undocumented immigrants
• Are facing poverty or economic need
• Are addicted to drugs or alcohol