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 The Girl Is The
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 FORCED LABOR

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 DOMESTIC SERVITUDE

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 CHILD
SOLDIERS

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FORCED MARRIAGE
 Not Just Urban Legend

ORGAN
TRAFFICKING
was long considered a myth.
But now mounting evidence suggests
it is a real and growing problem,
even in America.

This Brazilian man says his

kidney sold for $10,000--
enough to buy a car

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 Trafficking Victims Protection Act
(TVPA)

“Sex trafficking in which a

commercial sex act is induced by
force, fraud, or coercion or in
which the person induced to
perform such act has
not attained 18 years of age.”

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 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP)
June 16, 2010
“The United States is a source,
transit, and destination country
for men, women, and children
subjected to trafficking in
persons, specifically forced labor,
debt bondage, and forced
prostitution.”
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 United States vs. Dennis Paris

TVPA used to convict

Human Trafficking Ring in
New England in 2007

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 United States vs. Dennis Paris
• Dennis Paris convicted of human
trafficking in Connecticut
• Multiple Victims as young as 14
• Sentence: 360 months
• $46,116 in restitution to victims
• Victims from:
• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Connecticut High Schools

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 United States vs. Dennis Paris
“As this case illustrates, human
trafficking can victimize any
vulnerable person, including U.S.
citizens, and girls as young as
14-years-old.”
Grace Chung Becker
Assistant Attorney General
DOJ Civil Rights Division

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 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
(CSEC)

“Crimes of a sexual nature committed against

youthful victims (younger than 18 years old)
primarily or entirely for financial or economic
reasons. These crimes include, for example,
trafficking for sexual purposes, prostitution,
sex tourism, mail-order-bride trade and early
marriage, pornography, stripping and sexual
performances.”
Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention
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 Misconceptions vs. Reality

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 Misconceptions vs. Reality
• Slavery ended.

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 Misconceptions vs. Reality
• Slavery ended.
• Slavery is LARGER TODAY than ever before.

• Human Trafficking is the second largest

crime for organized crime.

• Human Trafficking is more profitable than

any other criminal enterprise.
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 Misconceptions vs. Reality
• Trafficking occurs mostly in other countries, rarely in America.
• Human Trafficking occurs in every community in America .

• Most victims in America are from other countries.

• Most victims in America are American.
• Trafficking occurs only in cities.
• Human trafficking occurs in cities, suburbs, and rural settings.
• Most victims are minorities or from poor backgrounds
• Victims come from all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.

•Human Trafficking in America is new.

•Reports of non-slavery Commercial Sexual Exploitation
go back to at least to 1834.
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 Misconceptions vs. Reality

• Victims are Taken

from one place to another;
across national border,
or across state lines.

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 Misconceptions vs. Reality

• Human Trafficking has nothing to do with

Transporting or Moving people.

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 Misconceptions vs. Reality
• Victims are kidnapped.

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 Misconceptions vs. Reality

• Victims are kidnapped.

• They are RECRUITED or COERCED
with ease.

Reason:
The mainstreaming of prostitution and
‘pimpdom,’ combined with the
commodification of younger females.
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 Victoria’s Secret

Calvin Klein

Carl’s Jr.
 Misconceptions vs. Reality
• This is a victimless crime.
• Most are prostitutes by choice.
• The girls keep some of the money.

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 Misconceptions vs. Reality
• This is a victimless crime.
• Most are prostitutes by choice.
• The girls keep some of the money.

• If a PIMP is involved – there will be FORCE,

FRAUD, or COERCIAN.
• PIMPS are HUMAN TRAFFICKERS, SLAVE
TRADERS, and SLAVE MASTERS.

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 Misconceptions vs. Reality
• This is a victimless crime.
• Most are prostitutes by choice.
• The girls keep some of the money.

• Anyone 17 or younger involved in

commercial sexual exploitation
is not a criminal or a prostitute,
but a victim of HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

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 Misconceptions vs. Reality
• This is a victimless crime.
• Most are prostitutes by choice.
• The girls keep some of the money.

• The average age of girls

entering CSEC victimization
in America: 13
Boys: 11
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“The girl has become
the new drug.”
 “The Girl is the New Drug.”
Motivating Factors
• No criminal justice machine for
investigation & prosecution.

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 “The Girl is the New Drug.”
Motivating Factors
• No criminal justice machine for
investigation & prosecution.
• No suspicion.

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 “The Girl is the New Drug.”
Motivating Factors
• No criminal justice machine for
investigation & prosecution.
• No suspicion.
• No ‘product’ to buy. 100% Profit.

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 “The Girl is the New Drug.”
Motivating Factors
• No criminal justice machine for
investigation & prosecution.
• No suspicion.
• No ‘product’ to buy. 100% Profit.
• Reduced law enforcement motive.
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 “The Girl is the New Drug.”
Motivating Factors
• No criminal justice machine for
investigation & prosecution.
• No suspicion.
• No ‘product’ to buy.
• Reduced law enforcement motive.
• Prostitution is ‘mainstream.’

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TALK DIRTY
A bad reputation can
be good for
Business.
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 “The Girl is the New Drug.”
Motivating Factors
• No criminal justice machine for
investigation & prosecution.
• No suspicion.
• No ‘product’ to buy.
• Reduced law enforcement motive.
• Prostitution is ‘mainstream.’
• Easy ‘product’ acquisition.
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 “The Girl is the New Drug.”
Motivating Factors
• No criminal justice machine for investigation & prosecution.
• No suspicion.
• No ‘product’ to buy.
• Reduced law enforcement motive.
• Prostitution is ‘mainstream.’
• Easy ‘product’ acquisition.

Availability On the Internet

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 Expanded Trafficking Routes to ‘Customers’

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 • Available free
• Lists of ‘Dance’ Clubs
• Lists of Escort Services
• Classified Ads for ‘Dancers’ and Escorts
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CRAIGSLIST SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 13, 2010
CRAIGSLIST SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 13, 2010
 What groups or individuals in
our community are key to
fighting Sex Trafficking and
protecting potential victims?

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 What can our entire community
do to fight Sex Trafficking and
protect potential victims?

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 What are you
willing to do?

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