Re:Rescue Forensics (YC W15) Helps Law Enforcement Find Vict...
by MichaelGG on Saturday February 21, 2015 @01:51AM
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Do those sex trafficking numbers include consensual adults? What % of cases are on actual trafficking? (Honest question, no snide intended.)
Re:Rescue Forensics (YC W15) Helps Law Enforcement Find Vict...
by ryandalton on Saturday February 21, 2015 @03:04AM
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No, these cases only include instances where an adult is involved who is forced, defrauded, or coerced into the commercial sex trade, or a child is involved in a commercial sex act. It does not include prostitution prosecutions.
Federal grants are increasingly common, local and state multi-disicplinary task forces are being established more and more frequently, and they need solutions for dealing with these kind of problems.
Sex trafficking is rarely an immigration problem. According to the DOJ, 83% of their cases deal with victims of sex trafficking who are U.S. citizens and trafficked by U.S. citizens. The remaining 17% are foreign nationals. This is a homegrown problem, generally.