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State Senator Mark C. Montigny, who attended the event, answered questions and spoke about the issues involved in sex trafficking both on a national and international level, an issue he said he felt strongly about...
...Department of Health and Human Services Rescue and Restore Campaign defines sex trafficking as “a modern-day form of slavery in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion,” including such forms of exploitation as “prostitution, pornography, stripping, live-sex shows, mail-order brides, military prostitution, and sex tourism...
...report first outlines the status of sex trafficking in the country today, citing the U.S. Department of Justice’s own estimate that “293,000 American youth are currently at risk of becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation,” as well as discussing the 14,500 to 17,500 foreigners who are trafficked into the U.S. for the sex trade each year. Of these foreigners, 80 percent are women and 50 percent are minors...
...main responsibilities of these task forces would be to improve victim identification by law enforcement officials and the general public, increase the number of prosecutions for sex trafficking by ensuring victims would testify and by coordinating state and federal prosecution efforts, and increasing public awareness about sex trafficking, Itoh said...
These task forces would also work for the rehabilitation of victims of trafficking, including creating more safe houses specifically targeted towards trafficking victims and helping them get T-visas after they have been rescued, Itoh said. If someone is proven to be a victim of sex-trafficking, he or she is eligible for a T-visa that would allow him or her to stay in the country, she added...