Child Sex Trafficking is a U.S. problem

 Child Sex Trafficking is a U.S. Problem

by Michael Butler (@MichaelButlerSR)

 

Recent news has made the American public aware that the $39 Billion a year Child Sex Trafficking industry is not just a global problem-it’s also a huge domestic problem.

 

In the U.S., 200,000 minors are in the sex trade and approximately 17,000 are trafficked into the country every year according to the U.S. State Dept. 

 

There are over 260 organizations who rehabilitate and counsel the girls who are rescued (many do not come out alive). Stop Child Trafficking Now! (SCTNow) is one of the only organizations who goes after the demand side-the predators who are trafficking these girls! 

 

Getting these girls out of a life of sex slavery is great, but the trafficker simply replaces them with another girl. The only way to stop this modern-day slavery is to go after the traffickers themselves. That’s why SCTNow is different.

 

“Investigators and researchers estimate the average predator in the U.S. can make more than $200,000 a year from trafficking one young girl. SCTNow chooses to target the demand side," says founder Lynette Lewis.

 

The average pimp will abuse up to 400 girls and may traffic as many as 1,000 girls in his lifetime. Keeping Special Force teams on the street to put predators behind bars takes money.

 

SCTNow is using Social Media and Web 2.0 to stay in touch with their fans and supporters around the country thru Twitter, Facebook and Youtube ( http://SCTNow.org )  and to help spread the word about the 27 million modern-day slaves held in human sex trafficking.

 

Stop Child Trafficking hosted their first ever Golf Tournament in Tulsa, OK, to raise money and awareness. The local media and many golfers and supporters made this event a huge success and the 2^nd golf tournament is already scheduled for next summer.

 

SCTNow has launched its 2010 nationwide Walk Campaign in an effort to end child slavery. Communities from around the United States are walking together the weekend of October 2-3, 2010 to Stop Child Trafficking Now!

 

Last year on, September 26-27, 2009, over 8,000 individuals, corporations, religious organizations, communities and student groups participated in the inaugural Stop Child Trafficking Now Walk to raise awareness and the funds to support the special operative teams.

 

This global event occurred in 39 communities, and involved students from over 80 college campuses.  The successful event raised over $600,000 to end child slavery.

 

For more information, find a walk near you or to donate, visit: http://SCTNow.org to find us on the web and all our Social Media sites.

 

Stop Child Trafficking Now
414 West 51st Street, lower level
New York, NY 10019

 

Comments

[@bibledude]

dude... thanks for the awareness on the issue and the people who are fighting to make a difference.

and it's timely too! next week is 'slavery week' for The Idea Camp blogging series. let me know if you are interested in participating. i can give you the details over email...

you rock dude! we seriously need to catch up!

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