The process of sex and human trafficking involves recruiting victims and forcing them to participate in unwanted labor or sexual activity. There are several steps to this process, although they are not all necessary in every case. The way an individual trafficker carries out each step can vary greatly, even from victim to victim. Some […]
Sex trafficking is a multi-step process and recruited individuals are forced to take part in unwanted sexual acts.
The process of sex and human trafficking involves recruiting victims and forcing them to participate in unwanted labor or sexual activity. There are several steps to this process, although they are not all necessary in every case. The way an individual trafficker carries out each step can vary greatly, even from victim to victim.
Some traffickers use specific ruses or threats that are specific to their intended victim, although many have a primary tactic or backstory they use to lure possible victims and induce them to participate, at least initially.
The Office on Trafficking in Persons lists the following process of sex and human trafficking to include:
Traffickers will target a vulnerable population, such as young women who recently aged out of the foster care system. Then, they will either:
Harboring refers to holding the victim against their will. In some cases, they are literally confined or held with physical restraints. In others, they are closely monitored, isolated from their loved ones and the outside world, and psychological manipulation is used to keep them quiet and obedient.
Transporting victims of sex and human trafficking is not strictly necessary as a part of the process, but it is very common. By transporting the victim or arranging their travel to another area, it reduces the risk that family or friends might discover their whereabouts.
In some cases, traffickers may transport victims to other individuals who purchased them or otherwise gained access to them and will benefit from their services.
Providing occurs when one human trafficker sells, trades, or otherwise provides the victim to another individual or group. This transaction can happen many times to the same victim, or the original trafficker may remain in control of the victim.
There are two steps in the sex trafficking process that do not necessarily occur in human trafficking for labor or other reasons. This includes soliciting and patronizing.
From the Blue Campaign, human or sex trafficking requires a trafficker to hold a person captive and force or trick them into participating in illegal activities, labor, or sex against their will. There are many methods they use, often using a combination to ensure their victims do not try to escape.
The primary targets of the sex and human trafficking process are vulnerable women and children, although men, boys, and transgender individuals also become victims. Potential victims are runaways, those without housing, youth in the foster care system, victims of other forms of violence, unaccompanied minors, and victims of natural disasters.
These victims fear the traffickers, but many also feared law enforcement before they fell victim to human trafficking. This, plus language barriers and limited contact with the outside world, often make it difficult to escape.
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