Mariah Long
Mariah was previously the Program Manager of End Slavery Now. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati's DAAP program with a degree in Digital Design.
Basic Stages of Grooming for Sexual Exploitation
September 22, 2014
Mariah Long
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Sex Trafficking,
Awareness
Sex trafficking exists within the larger commercial sex industry. Not all participants in the commercial sex industry are victims of trafficking, but many are. It becomes trafficking when someone is forced or coerced into the commercial sex trade against their will. Sex trafficking is found in escort services, at truck stops, in strip clubs, within street prostitution, in fake massage parlors and on internet networking and advertisement spaces. Read more about recognizing slavery here.
Sex traffickers target vulnerable women, girls and boys and then execute a psychological and physical grooming process aimed at transitioning them to a dependent role. Using violence, substance abuse, false promises and manipulation, traffickers then abuse the dependency and soon have physical and mental control over their victims. Learn about the stages of this grooming process below and learn how to identify situations that may include the crime of human trafficking. And if you recognize something suspicious, report a tip to the National Human Trafficking Hotline (includes a hotline database for countries outside of the U.S.).
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Related Posts
June 16, 2016 Mariah Long Opinion
Let's Talk About Sex Trafficking Documentaries
One of the most common requests and updates I get are for documentaries to raise awareness about sex trafficking. I know these documentaries are being made for the right reasons but I also feel that people do not know how many of these documentaries already exist.
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A Look At Trafficking in a MidWestern State
The reality is that human trafficking has been reported in all 50 states in the U.S., so no matter where you live in this country, you are in close proximity to somebody held captive in the land of the free.
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