Human trafficking is happening right now in every corner of the world. In Fort Wayne. In Huntington. Any race. Any religion. Any gender. Robyn Eubank, Psychologist. Last year, the Fort Wayne Police Department worked 15 sex trafficking cases. There were eleven victims in those cases and 23 people were arrested. Some of the cases involved more than one perpetrator violating the same victim.
In a joint operation with the FBI, the department also helped rescue three more underage girls from sex trafficking. Last year, the Indiana State Report on Human Trafficking said trafficked youth were helped by one statewide service provider alone. Investigators say gangs are realizing they can sell a drug once, but they can sell a child three or four times in a day.
Agents carry out undercover stings help girls get out of their situations and take down the traffickers. The biggest part was the beginning of last year. A girl can wind up being trafficked in the sex trade in many different ways, but a common way is through social media.
The trafficker will groom her by making her feel special and wanted, often buying her dinners and presents. Hunter said. She posted on Facebook that she needed a ride. Within six hours of getting picked up, she was prostituting. We were the first date in the morning and stopped it quickly.
One of the biggest misconceptions about sex trafficking is that the women or girls want to be there. One of the more popular sites, Backpage, was recently censored by the government. One of the first steps in stopping human trafficking is education and awareness. Roche, Survivor. It just seems out of place. There are things that everyone can look for to help stop sex trafficking, especially with underage girls.
