A viral online post claims that if you respond to these text messages, people will be able to track you and eventually lure you into sex trafficking If the individual is under the age of 18 and engaging in commercial sex they are experiencing trafficking regardless of whether force, fraud, or coercion is also taking place. Women in southwest florida are getting texts from strange numbers, and a sheriff out of state says it’s connected to a sex trafficking scheme
Jurors on friday learned more about text messages between three defendants, including an atlanta rapper, in a sex trafficking rico case. Human trafficking is a situation in which an individual is compelled to work or engage in commercial sex through the use of force, fraud or coercion Messages claim a prolific text messaging scheme (that we’ve discussed before) whereby the recipient received a sms message from a “wrong number” is actually related to sex trafficking
National human trafficking hotline has received numerous reports involving text messages rumored to be part of a scheme perpetrated by sex traffickers. Read more about how social media is used in human sex trafficking and what you can do about it in this blog post Jean davis offers hope through her testimony, resources, and speaking engagements.
