Many people do not know that many of these girls are coerced into the life of prostitution by a pimp who stages as an older boyfriend. Often times, this “older boyfriend” targets girls who are insecure, have an unstable home life, or who have been sexually abused so that he can fill that hole in her life to make her fall in love with him. Once this happens and the pimp knows that she will not run, he convinces her to try prostitution or stripping for a night because he needs money. A pimp uses psychological manipulation to brainwash his victim into thinking that he loves her, and selling herself for sex will only be a temporary thing; he makes the girl believe that they can still have a happily ever after (Smith 11). Another extremely unknown entrance for victims of sex trafficking is through
Many people do not know that many of these girls are coerced into the life of prostitution by a pimp who stages as an older boyfriend. Often times, this “older boyfriend” targets girls who are insecure, have an unstable home life, or who have been sexually abused so that he can fill that hole in her life to make her fall in love with him. Once this happens and the pimp knows that she will not run, he convinces her to try prostitution or stripping for a night because he needs money. A pimp uses psychological manipulation to brainwash his victim into thinking that he loves her, and selling herself for sex will only be a temporary thing; he makes the girl believe that they can still have a happily ever after (Smith 11). Another extremely unknown entrance for victims of sex trafficking is through