The Issue
“Human trafficking can and does occur in
every corner of the world.”
Sex Trafficking is when force, fraud, or coercion is used to cause someone to perform a commercial sex act. Any commercial sex act with a minor is sex trafficking, regardless of their personal willingness.
The Facts of Sex Trafficking
325,000
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children are at risk of sex trafficking in the U.S.
14 years
average age of a domestic sex trafficking victim.
1 in 4 Girls
will be sexually exploited by the age of 18.
1 in 6 Boys
will be sexually exploited by the age of 18.
100,000
children are currently being trafficked for sex in the U.S.
13,000+
Number of men in Georgia who pay for sex with a minor.
UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM
Traffickers may be family members, recruiters, employers, or strangers who exploit vulnerability and circumstance to coerce victims to engage in commercial sex or deceive them into forced labor. They commit these crimes through schemes that take victims hundreds of miles away from their homes or in the same neighborhoods where they were born.
Warning Signs
Special Marks, Tattoos,
or Branding
Chronic Runaway
Homelessness
New Clothes, jewelry, or phone that cannot be accounted for.
Substance Abuse
Significantly older boyfriend/girlfriend