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Importation deliberate evasion of immigration laws Importation of people into the US, involving deliberate evasion of immigration laws Not interchangeable with trafficking – Smuggling = transportation based; crime against a country – Trafficking = exploitation based; crime against a person U.S. Department of Homeland Security

27 million men, women, and children are victims An estimated 27 million men, women, and children are victims under the umbrella term “trafficking in persons”, to include labor and sex trafficking….that’s more than the entire population of Texas False promises False promises of well-paying jobs REALITY: forced or coerced prostitution, domestic servitude, farm or factory labor, or other types of forced labor Trafficking in Persons Report; U.S. Department of State, 2012

Trafficking in Persons Report; U.S. Department of State, 2012

It’s also the fastest growing criminal industry Trafficking In Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress (2012)

There are more slaves today than ever before in human history It would cost $40 per family to buy all bonded laborers in the world - Americans spend this much on chocolate each Valentine's Day

DMST is the commercial sexual exploitation of American children within U.S. borders. Use of force, fraud, or coercion Typically through prostitution, pornography, and/or erotic entertainment The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America’s Prostituted Children, May 2009

Average age of entry into prostitution in the United States: years old The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America’s Prostituted Children, May 2009

“The best estimates, the best data, suggests that we at least have 100,000 American kids a year [who] are victimized through the practice of child prostitution; that number ranges as high as 300,000” (Ernie Allen, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children). The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America’s Prostituted Children, May 2009

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Feds: Springfield man sought to train young sex slaves leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2014/09/ 10/feds-springfield-man-sought-train-young- sex-slaves/ /

Prostituted girls are often controlled by a pimp who recruits them by posing as a boyfriend, caretaker, and protector The 3 primary manifestations of child sex trafficking in America are: – Pimp-controlled prostitution – Familial prostitution – Survival sex The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America’s Prostituted Children, May 2009

Anyone who profits by receiving cash or other benefits in exchange for sex with a minor Sometimes called “pimps” The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America’s Prostituted Children, May 2009 Ed Bagley, 43, is convicted of grooming a young woman to be his sex slave, keeping her captive for years and allowing others to abuse her in his rural Lebanon, Mo., home.

In the US, they are often family members, friends, and “boyfriends” Can be female too! The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America’s Prostituted Children, May 2009 The Colorado Attorney General's Office announced the arrests of twelve people involved in a statewide child sex trafficking ring

Many are men, but they can be young and old, locals and tourists, military and civilian, students and professionals, family and strangers. Buyers can be ANYONE! The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America’s Prostituted Children, May 2009

Victims of DMST often do not self-identify as victims Possible Reasons: – Fear of physical or psychological abuse – Trauma bonds with the trafficker/pimp – Violent threats toward family and/or friends – Not seeing themselves as victims – Fear of legal consequences – Distrust of law enforcement – Treated as a criminal, not a victim The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America’s Prostituted Children, May 2009

Why was this necessary? Recent Significant Cases in Missouri (2008 – 2011) ELLISVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR RACKETEERING ENTERPRISE THAT ENGAGED IN FORCED LABOR (April 27, 2011) ELLISVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR RACKETEERING ENTERPRISE THAT ENGAGED IN FORCED LABOR (April 27, 2011) KC MAN INDICTED FOR CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING, PRODUCING CHILD PORN, EXTORTION (April 21, 2011) KC MAN INDICTED FOR CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING, PRODUCING CHILD PORN, EXTORTION (April 21, 2011) LEBANON WOMAN INDICTED, MORE CHARGES FILED IN SEX TRAFFICKING SCHEME, MURDER-FOR-HIRE; VICTIM TORTURED AS SLAVE, FORCED INTO SEX TRAFFICKING AND FORCED LABOR (March 30, 2011) LEBANON WOMAN INDICTED, MORE CHARGES FILED IN SEX TRAFFICKING SCHEME, MURDER-FOR-HIRE; VICTIM TORTURED AS SLAVE, FORCED INTO SEX TRAFFICKING AND FORCED LABOR (March 30, 2011) COLUMBIA MAN, KC WOMAN INDICTED FOR COERCED SEX TRAFFICKING OF ADULT, MINOR VICTIMS (March 7, 2011) COLUMBIA MAN, KC WOMAN INDICTED FOR COERCED SEX TRAFFICKING OF ADULT, MINOR VICTIMS (March 7, 2011) SPRINGFIELD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX-TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY, ADMITS TORTURING WOMAN COERCED AS SEX SLAVE (Feb. 24, 2011 SPRINGFIELD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX-TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY, ADMITS TORTURING WOMAN COERCED AS SEX SLAVE (Feb. 24, 2011 )NORTHLAND MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR ATTEMPTED SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD (Jan. 6, 2011) )NORTHLAND MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR ATTEMPTED SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD (Jan. 6, 2011) KC MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING WOMEN INTO FORCED PROSTITUTION (Nov. 19, 2010) KC MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING WOMEN INTO FORCED PROSTITUTION (Nov. 19, 2010) JURY CONVICTS ELLISVILLE MAN IN RACKETEERING ENTERPRISE THAT ENGAGED IN FORCED LABOR (Oct. 27, 2010) JURY CONVICTS ELLISVILLE MAN IN RACKETEERING ENTERPRISE THAT ENGAGED IN FORCED LABOR (Oct. 27, 2010) CHILLICOTHE MAN SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SELLING CHILDREN FOR PROSTITUTION (Oct. 7, 2010) CHILLICOTHE MAN SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SELLING CHILDREN FOR PROSTITUTION (Oct. 7, 2010) WOMAN TORTURED AS SLAVE, VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND FORCED LABOR TRAFFICKER; FOUR CUSTOMERS INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY (Sept. 9, 2010) WOMAN TORTURED AS SLAVE, VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND FORCED LABOR TRAFFICKER; FOUR CUSTOMERS INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY (Sept. 9, 2010) EIGHT UZBEKISTAN NATIONALS AMONG 12 CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS; $6 MILLION SCHEME TO EMPLOY ILLEGAL ALIENS AT HOTELS, OTHER SITES IN 14 STATES (May 27, 2009) EIGHT UZBEKISTAN NATIONALS AMONG 12 CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS; $6 MILLION SCHEME TO EMPLOY ILLEGAL ALIENS AT HOTELS, OTHER SITES IN 14 STATES (May 27, 2009) NAVAL RECRUITER AMONG FOUR MEN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD UNDERCOVER STING LEADS TO FIRST-EVER HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGES FOR ATTEMPTING TO PAY FOR SEX WITH CHILDREN (March 10, 2009) NAVAL RECRUITER AMONG FOUR MEN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD UNDERCOVER STING LEADS TO FIRST-EVER HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGES FOR ATTEMPTING TO PAY FOR SEX WITH CHILDREN (March 10, 2009) CHILLICOTHE MAN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING CHILDREN (Feb. 5, 2009) CHILLICOTHE MAN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING CHILDREN (Feb. 5, 2009) THREE KANSAS MEN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD; CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO PAY FOR SEX WITH CHILDREN (Feb. 4, 2009) THREE KANSAS MEN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD; CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO PAY FOR SEX WITH CHILDREN (Feb. 4, 2009) KC MAN INDICTED FOR FORCED SEX TRAFFICKING, CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (Oct. 30, 2008) KC MAN INDICTED FOR FORCED SEX TRAFFICKING, CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (Oct. 30, 2008) FORMER BLUE SPRINGS MAN, WOMAN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD; CHILD SOLD AS SEXUAL DOMINATRIX FOR BOTH ONLINE, IN-PERSON SESSIONS (May 12, 2008) FORMER BLUE SPRINGS MAN, WOMAN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD; CHILD SOLD AS SEXUAL DOMINATRIX FOR BOTH ONLINE, IN-PERSON SESSIONS (May 12, 2008) MORE CHARGES AGAINST OWNERS/OPERATORS OF ASIAN MASSAGE PARLORS; TWO MORE OWNERS INDICTED FOR TRANSPORTING PERSONS FOR PROSTITUTION (March 14, 2008) MORE CHARGES AGAINST OWNERS/OPERATORS OF ASIAN MASSAGE PARLORS; TWO MORE OWNERS INDICTED FOR TRANSPORTING PERSONS FOR PROSTITUTION (March 14, 2008) OWNERS/OPERATORS OF ASIAN MASSAGE PARLORS INDICTED FOR TRANSPORTING PERSONS FOR PROSTITUTION (March 11, 2008) OWNERS/OPERATORS OF ASIAN MASSAGE PARLORS INDICTED FOR TRANSPORTING PERSONS FOR PROSTITUTION (March 11, 2008) United States Attorney's Office; Western District of Missouri

Stand Against Trafficking Coalition History – Two groups existed in Springfield for years: A subcommittee of the Violence Free Families Coalition A grassroots group of ladies who started with a garage sale to raise money to host a conference – The merger of the two groups created magic! Registered as a coalition this summer and maintain 30 people per meeting

Mission Statement: Stand Against Trafficking exists to mobilize the community to end human trafficking in the Ozarks. Goals: To raise awareness in the general community about domestic human trafficking in southwest Missouri To provide education to key community leaders (i.e. law enforcement, attorneys, medical and mental health providers, educators, government officials, faith-based organizations, community groups, etc.) on what defines human trafficking, the local prevalence of the issue, and how to identify and assist victims and survivors of human trafficking To emphasize prevention of human trafficking by a) identifying risk factors, including substance abuse and interpersonal violence; b) identifying vulnerable individuals, including youth; and c) educating those individuals and groups on strengthening protective factors and reducing risk factors To promote community collaboration around the topic of human trafficking, including sharing information, providing training, and identifying and assisting victims of human trafficking To advocate for and support survivors of human trafficking on their journey toward wholeness and to connect victims of human trafficking to agencies who have the resources to meet their needs

Stand Against Trafficking Coalition Past Projects – A local conference with national speakers – Attended and presented at multiple conferences including Stop the Violence and Hidden Impact – Multiple community awareness and educational events with an average of 80 in attendance – Provided financial assistance to victims

Stand Against Trafficking Coalition Current Projects – Quarterly community events targeting specific sectors (i.e. law enforcement, school personnel, mental health services providers, etc) – Media campaign to educate the public, utilizing TV and radio PSAs – Coalition professional development projects including website revamping and creation of coalition products to distribute

The Platform Many in the Springfield/Greene County area do not associate trafficking as a local problem Educating them on its prevalence is important We work closely local shelters and even assist a nearby trafficking safe house with needs The community collaboration around this issue has been the driving force for making a difference and changing attitudes!

What can you do to help? Educate yourself Look for the signs mentioned today and report anything suspicious to the hotline and authorities Help raise awareness and educate others! Raise funds/donate money Volunteer in various ways Learn more about prevention, prosecution, and protection Join or create an organization committed to the cause (e.g. Stand Against Trafficking) Spread the word of what you’ve learned today!

Questions? Thank you for attending! Dr. Herrington – Erica Manahan –