Sex trafficking is when a person is lured or manipulated to sell their body for sex to make money for someone else.
Based on real stories of sex trafficking survivors
Eva’s story:
Red Flags
Recruiters can be victims themselves, being forced or threatened by traffickers. They often lure victims with promises of acceptance and an exciting life.
- Hotel room with alcohol, drugs and older guys
- Ali encouraging drinking and drug use
- Josh asking Eva if she’s ever modelled before
- Ali becoming pushy and making Eva feel like she owes Josh
- Ali saying that’s just how it works if you want to hang out with us
- Ali insisting she’ll handle the money and keep Eva safe
Kaye’s story:
Red Flags
Traffickers will make you feel special. They may say I love you really fast and talk about your future together. This is to earn your trust so you will do whatever they ask.
- Random DM from an older guy
- Relationship moving quickly – from texting, sexting to dating
- Buying Kaye gifts and showering her with attention
- Becoming jealous and controlling, wanting to know who she is texting and taking her phone
- Isolating Kaye from her friends
- Asking Kaye to have sex with a stranger ‘just this one time’
- Making Kaye feel like she owed him
- Threatening to tell Kaye’s family and friends