Speech On Sex Trafficking

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The struggles of Portland: sex trafficking
Where strip clubs thrive in Portland, so does sex trafficking; be aware of your surroundings and notice the red flags. Sex trafficking is a combination of human trafficking and forced prostitution of men, women, and children.(Campbell,Andy) I am going to educate you about grooming also known as seasoning, johns, pimps, perpetrators, and also madams. A john is a person who pays or trades something for sex. A pimp is someone who controls and financially benefits from the commercial exploitation of another person. A perpetrator is someone who has committed a crime, or has done something bad. Grooming or seasoning is a phased process in which a pimp uses different stages to force the victim to do sexual
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Did you know that the average cost of a slave is 90$? Sex trafficking is a billion dollar industry, approximately there are 20-30 million slaves in the world right now. That’s crazy right? 600,000-800,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year, 80% are female and half are children.(11 facts)
Something so little could save your life one day, know the red flags. Job offers that seem too good to be true 8/10 they probably are. Men buying you surprise gifts could lead to extortion, friendships moving way too fast could end up in a life altering situation. Psychological and physical effects of being sex trafficked may include: drug/alcohol addiction, injuries, STDs/STIs, miscarriages or forced abortions, shame, grief, fear, distrust, self-hatred or suicidal, PTSD, anxiety, depression,
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Several years later she met someone who truly did care and helped her get out. Now “Lisa” is a sexual abuse counselor, helping young women who were stuck in her old situation. (Gutierrez) Not all girls are as lucky, take Ashley Benson for example: On December, 26, 2014 the 24 year old was found dead in a stairwell on the eighth floor of the DoubleTree hotel. (Weisberg) To conclude where strip clubs thrive in Portland, so does sex trafficking; be aware of your surroundings and notice the red flags. I discussed what sex trafficking is, some of the background behind it, the five stages of grooming, the definitions of the keywords, the after effects of being a victim, some statistics, and more. Sex trafficking is a serious problem that should be talked about more, so young people can be aware and be safe. The strip clubs us high school students walk by on our way home after school could be a land mine of sex

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