Types of Trafficking

Sex Trafficking

Sex Trafficking - A situation when someone uses physical force, threats, lies, or emotions to make another person have sex for money.  If the person is under 18 years old, any exchange of sex acts for money or goods is considered sex trafficking.  Common types include escort services, pornography, massage businesses, and brothels.

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Labor Trafficking

Labor Trafficking - A situation in which someone is forced to work against their will for little or no money.  They could be working to pay off a debt or to earn their freedom but are unable to do so due to continued expenses or force by their trafficker.   Common types include agriculture, domestic work, restaurants, cleaning services, and carnivals.

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Forced marriage/Child Marriage

Forced marriage/Child Marriage - A marriage that happens without the consent of both people getting married. Often forced marriage is child marriage, where at least one of the people is under the age of 18.  Individuals under the age of 18 cannot consent to marriage.

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Survival Sex

Survival Sex - Engaging in sexual acts with someone over the age of 18 in exchange for a place to stay, food, money or other things needed to stay alive.

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Familial Trafficking

Familial Trafficking - Encouragement or force by a family member for a youth to engage in sexual acts to assist with bringing income into the family either directly or indirectly.

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Online Exploitation

Online Exploitation - A situation in which a trafficker often pretends to be someone else online to encourage a youth to send nude pictures or videos, which are then sold to others.  The trafficker uses threats of sharing those videos with the person’s friends and family to get them to continue sending pictures and videos.

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Sextortion

Sextortion - An increasingly prevalent form of online exploitation that involves the use of sexually explicit pictures or videos to blackmail individuals into providing money, goods, services, or to engage in further sexual acts. The traffickers often obtain these materials through hacking, phishing, or social engineering.