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I'm not surprised you would refuse to talk about the topic and deflect.

Just watch how the left-leaning posters hijack this thread and make things personal. They don't want us to talk about this very real problem.

The Fight Against Child Trafficking

Child trafficking is a crime – and represents the tragic end of childhood. It refers to the exploitation of girls and boys, primarily for forced labor and sexual exploitation. Children account for 27% of all the human trafficking victims worldwide, and two out of every three child victims are girls[i].

Sometimes sold by a family member or an acquaintance, sometimes lured by false promises of education and a "better" life — the reality is that these trafficked and exploited children are held in slave-like conditions without enough food, shelter or clothing, and are often severely abused and cut off from all contact with their families.

Children are often trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation or for labor, such as domestic servitude, agricultural work, factory work and mining, or they’re forced to fight in conflicts. The most vulnerable children, particularly refugees and migrants, are often preyed upon and their hopes for an education, a better job or a better life in a new country.[ii]

Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, and as a result, children are forced to drop out of school, risk their lives and are deprived of what every child deserves – a future.

Learn more about child trafficking.

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How Girls Are Affected By Trafficking

Tragically, both girls and boys are vulnerable to being trafficked. However, girls are disproportionally targeted and must deal with the life-long effects of gender inequality and gender-based violence.

Girls are 2x as likely[iii] to be reported as trafficking victims as boys
Girls tend to be trafficked for forced marriages and sexual slavery; boys are typically exploited for forced labor or as soldiers
About 120 million girls worldwide (slightly more than 1 in 10) have experienced forced sex or other forced sexual acts at some point in their lives

Often, girls around the world are forced to drop out of school or denied access to income-generating opportunities. This resulting social exclusion can trap girls in a cycle of extreme poverty, as well as increased vulnerability to trafficking and exploitation.
Child Trafficking in Conflict Zones

Because child trafficking is often linked with lucrative criminal activity and corruption, it is hard to estimate how many children suffer, but trafficking and exploitation is an increasing risk as more children around the world live in conflict.

As of 2017 420 million children are living in “conflict zones” – up 30 million from 2016. Living amidst conflict increases children’s exposure to grave human rights violations, which include child trafficking and gender-based violence.

Our Work in Daulatdia

One of the largest brothels in the world, Daulatdia in Bangladesh is a community built upon sex work. Thanks to our supporters, Save the Children has been working in the village since 1997, supporting mothers and children with the aim of lifting children out of poverty and toward a better future – breaking the cycle of poverty and sexual exploitation.

Tragically, many of the sex workers in the town are girls under age 18, some as young as 10. Many are trafficked into the town, while others are forced into the sex trade. These girls are extremely vulnerable, living their lives exposed to serious risks, including physical, sexual and psychological violence.

Some sex workers in Daulatdia become pregnant and have children of their own. Save the Children experts offer counseling to these young mothers on child development and how to care for their children, focusing on early learning so that babies and children are nurtured, build strong relationships, and develop physically and mentally. We also provide pre-school and primary education, so children can remain in school.

One of the most critical aspects of our work in Daulatdia is providing children, especially girls, with safe spaces. These are areas where children can safely read, rest and play, do homework and benefit from coaching for their studies – places where they can simply be children again.

We’re helping educate and rehabilitate girls – either at home or in alternative care – providing a safe alternative to life as a sex worker and breaking the cycle of violence and exploitation.
Shuma*, with her hands cupped our her mouth, stands outside a school for children affected by the sex working industry in Daulatdia, Bangladesh

Shuma,* is the daughter and granddaughter of former sex workers from the Daulatdia brothel in Bangladesh – another girl seemingly stuck in the cycle of poverty and violence. But studying at a Save the Children-supported school for children from the brothel has empowered Shuma to dream big – she wants to stay in school and study to be an English teacher when she grows up. *Name changed to protect privacy.

“Girls should be able to study and fulfill their dreams,” says Shuma. “They should decide for themselves what they want to be. If I study I will do well in life.”

Involving local governments to improve services for children and their families is another crucial part of our work in Daulatdia. With increasing community support, we are able to provide more and more marginalized children with the opportunities every child deserves.

Q&A

What is child trafficking?
How does trafficking differ from smuggling?
How many children are victims of child trafficking?
How is Save the Children helping the victims of child trafficking?
Does child trafficking happen in the U.S.?
When is World Trafficking Day?
Who can I contact if I witness or suspect child trafficking?
What is child trafficking?

Trafficking, according to the United Nations, involves three main elements[iv]:

The act - Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons.
The means - Threat or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits to a person in control of the victim.
The purpose - For the purpose of exploitation, which includes exploiting the prostitution of others, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery or similar practices and the removal of organs.

How does trafficking differ from smuggling?

Trafficking and smuggling are terms that are commonly mixed up or considered synonymous. They both involved transporting another individual, but there are some critical differences.

H4: Smuggling involves the illegal entry of a person into a state where he or she is not a resident.

There are three key differences between trafficking and smuggling[iv]:

Consent – Individuals involved have consented to the smuggling. Trafficking victims either have not consented or have been coerced into consent.
Exploitation – When the smuggled individual arrives at their destination, the smuggling ends. Trafficking is the continuous exploitation of a victim to generate profit for the traffickers.
Transnationality – A person who is smuggled is always brought from one state to another. Trafficking can occur either within or between states.

How many children are victim to child trafficking?

An estimated 1.2 million children are affected by trafficking at any given time[iiv]. Around the world, most children who are victims of trafficking involved in forced labor.

Worldwide:

168 million children are victims of forced labor[iv]
215 million children are engaged in child labor [iii]
115 million of those children are involved in hazardous work [iii]

How is Save the Children helping victims of child trafficking?

Save the Children works to combat child trafficking through prevention, protection, and prosecution. In order to maximize our efforts, we work with communities, local organizations and civil society, and national governments to protect children from being exploited – and to help restore the dignity of children who have survived.

Save the Children takes a holistic approach to tackle the root causes of trafficking and involves children in the design and implementation of solutions.

Working alongside communities and local and national governments Save the Children supports:

Preventing trafficking at the community level by creating awareness of the risks of migration
Providing support to children who have been trafficked and help them return home and reintegrate into their communities
Improving law enforcement and instigate legal reform to protect survivors of trafficking.

By supporting livelihoods, we help families avoid the need for their children to work. By raising awareness of trafficking, we reduce the number of children being trafficked. By helping rehabilitate survivors, we empower them to rebuild their lives. By protecting unaccompanied refugee children, we keep them from the clutches of traffickers.

We Launch Advocacy Campaigns
With all the excitement that led up to the South Africa World Cup 2010, it is easy to forget that such a major sporting event can lead to child trafficking and unsafe child migration. To help protect children during this time, and raise community awareness of the dangers, Save the Children in Mozambique launched an advocacy campaign called "Open Your Eyes" with radio and television programs, interviews, posters and postcards that reached 250,000 people

The former national team captain, Tico-Tico, even volunteered his own time to appear in several advertisements highlighting the problem of child trafficking. Even after the World Cup was over, this advocacy worked to help protect vulnerable children from exploitation

We Support Public Policy and Training
One reason trafficking and exploitation of children flourish is because of inadequate laws and policies against it. In El Salvador, Save the Children focused on Mejicanos, one of the most frequent areas for trafficking of children, and supported the municipal council in drafting the first-ever ordinance to prevent child trafficking, and monitor its implementation.

Save the Children also conducts awareness training in schools, so children can learn how to keep safe, as well as how and where to report any suspicious activity. Now the majority of Mejicanos are working with Save the Children to share this experience and replicate its success throughout El Salvador.

We Use Research in Creative Ways to Protect Children
“Positive deviance” – an innovative approach pioneered by Save the Children and well-documented in improving children’s health and nutrition, is also being used to fight child trafficking. Save the Children used this approach in two child protection programs — one to prevent trafficking in girls for commercial sex work in Indonesia, and the other to reintegrate girls who were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and girl mothers into their communities in Uganda.
Does child trafficking happen in the United States?

Yes, children are targeted for trafficking in the U.S. and are trafficked into the country from around the world. Often, children are trafficked from developing to developed countries. Victims are trafficked under various circumstances, including prostitution, online sexual exploitation, the illegal drug trade and forced labor.

In the U.S., 60% of child sex trafficking victims have a history in the child welfare system[iv]. Foster children in particular are vulnerable to being victimized by child trafficking[iiv]. Children in the foster care system often live in of the poorest communities in America, where Save the Children works to break the cycle of poverty and ensure that every child gets a healthy start, a quality education, and is protected.
When is World Trafficking Day?

In 2013, the United Nations passed a resolution designating July 30 as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons to raise awareness about the growing issue of human trafficking and the protection of victims and their rights.
Who can I contact if I witness or suspect child trafficking?

The Childhelp® National Child Abuse Hotline – Professional crisis counselors will connect you with a local number to report abuse. Call: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) – Aimed at preventing child abduction and exploitation, locating missing children, and assisting victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation. Call: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)

National Human Trafficking Resource Center – A 24-hour hotline open all day, every day, which helps identify, protect, and serve victims of trafficking. Call: 1-800-373-7888.

https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/child-trafficking-awareness

Jeffrey Epstein was involved in sex trafficking..using underage girls to work at his "parties".

10 Ways You Can Help End Trafficking




Know the Signs

Learn the red flags and indicatorsvisit disclaimer page of trafficking. Challenge common myths about trafficking with facts.

Report a Tip

Contact the National Human Trafficking Hotlinevisit disclaimer page if you have any concerns about a potential trafficking situation. Call 1-888-373-7888, text HELP to BEFREE (233733), or email help@humantraffickinghotline.org.


Spread the Word

Share and display HHS Look Beneath the Surface and DHS Blue Campaignvisit disclaimer page awareness resources in your community. Let everyone know that the National Human Trafficking Hotlinevisit disclaimer page is here to help.


Think Before You Shop

Consider how you shopvisit disclaimer page and eatvisit disclaimer page. Who made your clothes? Who prepared your food? Calculate your Slavery Footprintvisit disclaimer page, and know which goods may be produced by child or forced laborvisit disclaimer page.

Tell Your Friends: Demand Fuels Exploitation

The U.S. Government has zero tolerance policies for employees, uniformed service members, and contractors paying for sex. Learn more about the Federal Acquisition Regulations and human traffickingvisit disclaimer page.

Volunteer Locally

Ask anti-trafficking organizations in your communityvisit disclaimer page how you can support them. Perhaps they need volunteers or you could help with an awareness event.

Stay Informed

Sign up for DOJ human trafficking news alertsvisit disclaimer page, follow relevant organizations on social media, read reports as they are released, or check out OTIP’s newsfeed.


Register for Training

OTIP’s National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center trains public health professionals and the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Centervisit disclaimer page supports the criminal justice system.


Use Your Skills

Can you train or hire survivors? Reach out to potential local partnersvisit disclaimer page. Do you work in a school? Propose anti-trafficking protocolsvisit disclaimer page. Are you an attorney? Offer pro-bono servicesvisit disclaimer page. Writing a story? Use media best practicesvisit disclaimer page. Work in hospitals or clinics? Encourage your colleagues to register for the SOAR to Health and Wellness training.

Raise Your Voice

Ask representatives at their disclaimer page how they are addressing human trafficking. Let them know what your community needs.


https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/about/ways-endtrafficking

Just watch how the left-leaning posters hijack this thread and make things personal. They don't want us to talk about this very real problem.

Cops found a barefoot missing Memphis girl in Biscayne Park. She led them to her sister.
[Miami Herald]

Devoun Cetoute, Charles Rabin
,Miami Herald•August 28, 2020


Biscayne Park Detective Rodney Schwartz rode his police motorcycle over to Griffin Boulevard early Tuesday morning after being told about a young girl who was “wandering aimlessly.”

When he found her, Sandra Bates, 13, was barefoot and disheveled and had that “thousand-yard stare,” Schwartz said.

She couldn’t say where she was from or where she was going. But she did say she was hungry and her foot hurt.


So Schwartz called Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Department of Children and Families and the child was escorted to North Shore Medical Center. North Shore couldn’t do much, so they sent her to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

There, all she told police and childcare workers was that she had been in a yellow house with a woman named LaShawna. Schwartz’s search through databases was fruitless.

Then he Googled the young girl’s name.

It turns out Sandra’s mother, also named Sandra Bates, 46, was wanted on a fugitive kidnapping charge.

Some legwork with the help of Miami-Dade police led Schwartz to a home at 1312 NE 150th St. After a little coaxing, Bates finally came out of the house. Schwartz entered. And in the back corner of a bedroom closet was Sandra’s 9-year-old sister Sara, unharmed — physically.

“It took me nine or 10 minutes on my knees to get her out of the closet,” said Schwartz.

Sandra Bates was escorted to the Turner Guilford Knight correctional center on the kidnapping charges. Other charges, locally, may be pending, Schwartz said.

The two young girls are now in the custody of DCF. But still missing is their 15-year-old brother, Servario, whom Bates also took from a foster home in Memphis, Tennessee, almost two years ago. Schwartz wants to find him.

“That’s my mission now,” said the detective. “My main concern of the whole thing is the welfare of the children.”




https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-missing-memphis-girl-miami-100000522.html

The Most Disturbing Details From the NXIVM Sex-Cult Case

By Amanda Arnold
@aMandolinz

Allison Mack.
Allison Mack. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

NXIVM, an organization that allegedly brainwashed and blackmailed women into being “sex slaves,” has crumbled in the past year. In March 2018, its founder, Keith Raniere, was arrested and charged with sex trafficking for his role in the group, which then set off a domino effect: In the ensuing months, federal prosecutors would go on to charge more and more people for their alleged involvement, some of whom have now begun to plead guilty. The picture painted of NXIVM in media reports is disturbing, to say the least: that the purported “self-help organization” was instead a front for a sex cult that branded numerous female members with Raniere’s initials and coerced them into “master-slave” relationships.

The past few months have seen the emergence of some truly abhorrent details pertaining to the case, relating to everything from enslavement to child pornography. The five women who were Raniere’s co-defendants have pleaded guilty to various charges over the past few weeks; as part of their plea deal, they all may be called to testify against him. On Tuesday, May 7, Raniere’s long-awaited trial started.

“He claimed to be a leader, but he was a conman,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Tanya Hajjar told the jury. “He claimed to be a mentor, but he just exploited it… NXIVM was a crime organization and Keith Raniere was a crime boss.”

Here’s everything we know so far.

Co-founder Nancy Salzman admitted in court that she tracked and monitored women within NXIVM.
Nancy Salzman, who was the first person involved in the case to plead guilty to her single charge of racketeering conspiracy, tearfully confessed in court on March 13 that she tracked and monitored the usernames and passwords of suspected moles in the group to ensure they weren’t leaking details about the group’s inner workings. She also admitted that she ordered others to “destroy video tapes” that documented Raniere’s “teachings.”

“I want you to know I am pleading guilty because I am, in fact, guilty,” she said through sobs. “I accept that some of the things I did were not just wrong, but sometimes criminal.”

Prosecutors believe that founder Keith Raniere had sex with a 15-year-old girl, who later became his first “slave.”
At a Brooklyn courthouse on March 14, Raniere — who was already facing forced labor, wire fraud conspiracy, human trafficking, and sex trafficking charges — was hit with additional charges of child pornography. According to prosecutors, Raniere documented himself engaging in sexual conduct with a 15-year-old girl, who would go on to become his first “slave.” While these charge were thrown out in early April, on May 7, prosecutors announced that they intend to show explicit photos of the girl in Raniere’s bed during the trial. Prosecutors also accused Raniere of having had a sexual relationship with at least one other child, and of possessing child pornography between 2005 and 2018.

And, per court papers, the New York Post reports that multiple people testified that Raniere had a den in Salzman’s house in upstate New York, where he had sex with some of his “slaves” in an oddly-arranged room. “The bed was elevated, and a hot tub was underneath the bed,” former NXIVM member Mark Vicente testified, per the documents.

Nancy Salzman’s daughter Lauren admitted to keeping a woman as a slave.
On April 2, Lauren Salzman pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy, revealing that she had “knowingly and intentionally harbored” an unnamed woman in a locked room from March 2010 to April 2012; when the woman “did not complete [requested] labor,” Salzman confessed that she threatened to deport her back to Mexico. (Per prosecutors, a Mexican woman named Daniela – whose story lines up with that of the unnamed woman – is scheduled to testify during Raniere’s trial. As of May 7, though, news outlets have not confirmed whether the two women are in fact the same.)

Salzman also admitted to being a member of DOS, the internal sorority within NXIVM which prosecutors say was a “master-slave” sex ring. (The group also allegedly branded women with Raniere’s initials.)

Actress Allison Mack “took full responsibility” for her involvement in NXIVM, and notably DOS.
The highest-profile person involved in the case, Smallville actress Allison Mack, pleaded guilty on April 8 to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of racketeering. “I have come to the conclusion that I must take full responsibility for my conduct, and that’s why I am pleading guilty today,” she said through tears. She went on to admit that she was a member of DOS, and said she had attempted to recruit other women into the group. She also said that she coerced women into giving her embarrassing information and photographs, known within the group as “collateral,” in order to blackmail them into going along with NXIVM and Raniere’s demands.

“I’m very sorry for the victims of this case,” she said in court. “I’m very sorry for who I’ve hurt through my misguided adherence to Keith Raniere’s teachings.”

Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman admitted to harboring an undocumented individual and helping Raniere use a deceased woman’s credit card.
On April 19, Claire Bronfman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conceal and harbor an illegal alien for financial gain, as well as fraudulent use of identification, the Guardian reports. (According to prosecutors, Bronfman used her immense wealth to bankroll NXIVM’s activities.)

“I am truly remorseful,” she said in court. “I endeavored to do good in the world and help people. However, I have made mistakes.”

And it’s likely we’ll hear from some of the five women.
Things don’t look so great for Raniere, who is pleading not guilty. Per the Albany Times-Union, Mack and both Salzmans have all signed cooperation agreements against Raniere, meaning there’s a decent chance they’ll be called to the stand to testify against him; and Kristen Keeffe, the mother of Raniere’s child, might testify as well. As Frank Parlato, a former NXIVM member whose dogged independent reporting on the organization helped bring its alleged criminal activity to light, told Rolling Stone, the likelihood of Raniere’s defense working is “very small.”

https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/the-most-disturbing-details-from-the-nxivm-sex-cult-case.html

Toledo and Atlanta WERE, maybe still are, at the top of the list for where people get taken from.

I'm talking about the very thing you are doing now. Instead of talking about Child Sex Trafficking, you are talking about me.

You are making claims you have no proof of. We have covid threads in both forums. For the most part that has worked very well.