How Does Child Sex Trafficking Effect The Children Involved? by Evelina LaBuff

1008576_5 — 2024-11-12 17:51:19 UTC

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1008576_5 — 2024-11-12 18:01:31 UTC

1008576_5 — 2024-11-15 17:37:13 UTC

1008576_5 — 2024-11-15 17:44:10 UTC

"Traffickers are masters of manipulation and prey upon vulnerabilities using psychological pressure, false promises actions of perceived love/support and intimidation to control and sexually exploit the child for their benefit"

1008576_5 — 2024-11-15 17:45:30 UTC

"are advertised and presented as adults, often appear to be adults, and are trained by traffickers to lie about their age to buyers and law enforcement"

1008576_5 — 2024-11-15 17:46:24 UTC

1008576_5 — 2024-11-15 17:49:10 UTC

"They also frequently suffer from short–term and long–term psychological effects such as depression, self-hatred, and feelings of hopelessness"

1008576_5 — 2024-11-15 17:50:02 UTC

"some child victims may resist identifying their traffickers because of fear or other means of manipulation that the pimp has exercised over them"

1008576_5 — 2024-11-15 17:51:53 UTC

"Often, that child is forced to have sex 20 times per day, six days a week"

1008576_5 — 2024-11-15 17:59:42 UTC

"And yet, because traffickers often subject their victims to extreme coercion and emotional abuse, child sex trafficking victims often retain a sense of loyalty to their traffickers and may not see themselves as victims"

It is too easy

1008576_5 — 2024-11-19 17:32:38 UTC

"Individuals can now use websites and social media to advertise, schedule, and purchase sexual encounters with minors. The Internet and mobile devices also allow pimps and traffickers to reach a larger clientele base than in the past, which may expose victims to greater risks and dangers"

1008576_5 — 2024-11-19 17:33:12 UTC

Give the kids help

1008576_5 — 2024-11-19 17:38:26 UTC

"pay for victim-service programs"

1008576_5 — 2024-11-19 17:38:42 UTC

Don't victim blame

1008576_5 — 2024-11-19 17:40:56 UTC

"The media have unwittingly engaged in victim-blaming in this case, dubbing the underage victims as 'escorts' or, worse, 'child prostitutes' "

If they are a participant, they deserve to be punished

1008576_5 — 2024-11-19 17:50:23 UTC

"still do not recognize the harm caused by buyers when they purchase children for commercial sex"

1008576_5 — 2024-11-19 17:50:37 UTC

Figure out what online things are used by sellers and buyers and shut them down.

1008576_5 — 2024-11-19 17:52:04 UTC

"more than 50 arrests for sex trafficking were made using information found online"

Don't make excuses for the sellers and buyers

1008576_5 — 2024-11-19 17:54:12 UTC

They are both doing wrong things so they are both equally responsible and deserving of consequences.