Most people assume that s_x trafficking only happens in far away countries. Or, if it does happen in the US, it's when girls and women are brought in from other countries, and it wouldn't be too many. Shared Hope, International did some research and discovered that the U.S. government is committed to fighting trafficking and helping victims. The resources are targeted on the estimated 17,000 - 18,000 men women and children brought into the U.S. from other countries for labor or s_x trafficking. However, "
there are over 100,000 domestic child s_x trafficking victims in the USA each year - 100,000 or more who
don't come in from other countries - are our own children."
"The [Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000] states that victims of trafficking cannot be held culpable for the crimes they are compelled to commit while in slavery, yet in nearly every State in the Union, these child victims are arrested and charged with prostitution. ... The U.S. continues to arrest the trafficking victim and does not prosecute the individuals who buy sex from them...."
Quotes taken from "Renting Lacy: A Story of America's Prostituted Children."
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