Sex Trafficking

 

As part of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, our January Lunch & Learn focused on human trafficking.

The January 26th virtual event was recorded for those who were unable to attend.

During the hour-long session, Jessica Levinson, a local survivor and the founder of Leah's Place Youth Maternity Trafficking Safehouse Project, shares her story from "in the life" and her recovery process.

You’ll also learn what we can do to help support victims and survivors of human trafficking.

 

Yes, exploitation is happening here

Commericial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) is happening right here in the Finger Lakes.

This exploitation includes:

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  • Online commercial sexual exploitation

  • Prostitution

  • Exotic dancing/stripping

  • Trading sex for drugs

  • Images of child sexual abuse

  • Interfamilial pimping

  • Street peddling

  • Pornography

 
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Human Trafficking Prevention

Help prevent human trafficking by learning the warning signs.
'Red Flags' of a trafficking victim, include:

  1. Develops a pattern of truancy, running away, or homelessness

  2. Presence of a significantly older partner or controlling adult

  3. Indications or reports of domestic violence or intimate partner violence

  4. Lacks control over schedule and/or money

  5. Has large amounts of money or valuable that they cannot reasonably afford

  6. Has multiple untreated injuries, both new and old

  7. Suspicious tattoos, burns, or markings (branding)

  8. Exhibits overt sexualized behavior or signs of sexual abuse

  9. Heightened sense of fear or distrust of authority

  10. Unwilling or unable to identify as a victim

 

Where to get help

If you know someone you believe may be a victim of exploitation, please reach out to the following resources:

  • Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes (800) 247-7273

  • National Human Trafficking Resource Hotline (888) 373-7888 or Text “Help” to BeFree (233733)

  • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (800) 843-5678

  • Download Ontario County’s Stamp It Out App. It’s free and available where smart phone apps are offered.