From the Baptist Press :
American children are becoming victims of human sex trafficking, according to statistics released by Shared Hope International.
"The figures we use say between 100,000 and 300,000 American children are at risk of trafficking," said Karrie Delaney, director of communications for the Vancouver, Wash.-based organization that seeks not only to prevent sex trafficking but to rescue and restore women and children trapped in it.
"At least 100,000 American children are trafficked each year," Delaney said.
Based on these numbers, domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) has become a serious problem in many locations across the United States. A fact sheet on the Shared Hope International (SHI) website reports age 12 as the average age of entry into illegal pornography and prostitution.
"The figures we use say between 100,000 and 300,000 American children are at risk of trafficking," said Karrie Delaney, director of communications for the Vancouver, Wash.-based organization that seeks not only to prevent sex trafficking but to rescue and restore women and children trapped in it.
"At least 100,000 American children are trafficked each year," Delaney said.
Based on these numbers, domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) has become a serious problem in many locations across the United States. A fact sheet on the Shared Hope International (SHI) website reports age 12 as the average age of entry into illegal pornography and prostitution.
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According to the SHI website, pimps can earn up to $632,000 per year by selling four young woman or children. Seventy-five percent of minors engaged in prostitution have a pimp, and most pimps have more than one minor working for them.
Many of these girls are taken off the street. The SHI website says a third of the 2.8 million children living on the streets are lured into prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home.
Many of these girls are taken off the street. The SHI website says a third of the 2.8 million children living on the streets are lured into prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home.
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Statistics about the extent of the problem that may be surprising:
-- The sale of child pornography is a $3 billion annual industry in the U.S.
-- 55 percent of child pornography on the Internet comes from the U.S.
-- One in five pornographic images on the Internet is of a child.
-- One in five American youth who regularly use the Internet has been sexually solicited.
-- The sale of child pornography is a $3 billion annual industry in the U.S.
-- 55 percent of child pornography on the Internet comes from the U.S.
-- One in five pornographic images on the Internet is of a child.
-- One in five American youth who regularly use the Internet has been sexually solicited.
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