What IS Human Trafficking?

In the year 2000 defined under U.S. law, victims of sex trafficking are:

• Children under age 18 induced into commercial sex
  
• Adults aged 18 or over induced into commercial sex through force, fraud, or coercion
  

Human trafficking is modern day slavery with over 40 million slaves worldwide.

FORMS OF COMMERCIAL SEX ACTS:

Commercial sex is any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person and can include...

• Pornography
  
• Phone sex
  
• Live sex and peep shows
  
• Stripping/Striptease
  
• Prostitution
  
• Illicit Massage Parlors
  

BEHAVIORAL INDICATORS (warning signs):

• Person is accompanied by an adult (male or female) who seems controlling
• Person avoids eye contact
• Person appears fearful, anxious, depressed, submissive, nervous, and/or paranoid
• Person is inappropriately dressed for the weather
• Person doesn't know address, day of the week or month
• Person is unable to speak for himself/herself
• Person is unable to provide a consistent account of what has happened to him/her
• Person acknowledges having a pimp and/or working to hit a quota
• Person acknowledges someone getting a cut of his/her wages

PHYSICAL INDICATORS:

• Infected tattoo, or tattoos specific to trafficking
  (diamonds, bows, crowns, tattoos that read "property of" or "daddy's girl").
• Bruises, burns, scars, fractures.
• Dental/oral hygiene problems.
• STI's, signs of multiple and unsafe abortions.
• Signs of exhaustion, malnutrition, dehydration.

Your KIDS could be
a prime target......
RIGHT NOW!!!

Did you Know???

• Over 100,000 US children are trafficked every day in the US for US buyers.
• Of those, 36% are boys.
  
• The United States is the largest consumer.
• If you are not keeping tabs on who your children are talking to online, they could already be talking to a predator.
• If your children are using chat features/ apps, they could already be talking to a predator.
  
• It does not matter if the game is made for young children, pedators pose as children the same age to gain their trust.
  
• They can be promised things like; toys, food, clothing or even money.
  
• 100% of online victums will go willingly to meet up for the first time.
  
• Traffickers can be someone from their own family, boyfriend/girlfriend, gang members, trusted officals etc.

Awareness

For additional information, arrange an awareness training or if you just have questions please call Love Changes All. If you feel your child could already be talking to a predator or you feel like you have been talking to a predator, please call Love Changes All at 229.321.7980.

If there is no answer please leave a message and we will return your call.

For immediate help call:

National Human Trafficking Hotline number:
1 (888) 373-7888
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