Human Trafficking is a crime involving the exploitation of someone for the purposes of compelled labor or a commercial sex act through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. When a person younger than 18 is induced to perform a commercial sex act, it is a crime regardless of whether there is any force, fraud, or coercion. Victims can be anyone from around the world or right next door: women and men, adults and children, and citizens and noncitizens alike.
The National Center of Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has a breakdown of common myths, indicators, and a cyber tipline for reporting situations that occur on the internet.
Learn more through Polaris Project
https://polarisproject.org/sex-trafficking/
Statistics on Human Trafficking
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/state/louisiana
Shared Hope international
https://sharedhope.org/the-problem/what-is-sex-trafficking/
Blue Campaign – human trafficking resources in Spanish:
https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/explotaci-n-y-c-mo-protegerse-s-mismo
National Human Trafficking Hotline:
Call 1-888-373-7888 (TTY:711) *Text 233733 for Live Chat