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Human Trafficking Statistics are exaggerated, with NO proof, NO evidence,
only made up numbers and guesses by anti-prostitution groups.

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‘Men buy girls, not sex’ and other myths of anti-prostitution moralists

The U.S. Government is Expanding the definition of Sex Trafficking, Human Trafficking, Sex Slavery, to include anyone

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The Government and Non government Organizations (NGO’s) are chiefly responsible for manufacturing “a growing problem” of trafficking in order to generate revenue for their Federally funded cottage industry.

They also fabricated numbers by expanding the definition of Sex Trafficking/Human Trafficking to include practically anyone.

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                                   WHERE ARE THE VICTIMS? 

THE CREDIBILITY GAP IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING RESEARCH

Johnny E. McGaha, Ph.D.

Professor of Justice Studies & Director, Esperanza Anti-Trafficking Project

FloridaGulfCoastUniversity

Amanda Evans, Ed.D. MSW

Assistant Professor of Social Work & Program Evaluator

LeeCountyHuman Trafficking Task Force

FloridaGulfCoastUniversity

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

       We would like to thank Dr. Roza Pati for inviting us to be part of this very important symposium on human trafficking and for all the great workSt. ThomasUniversitydoes in this area.  We were particularly interested in the varying viewpoints on the issues of human rights vs. criminal rights. This symposium highlights the dedication of advocacy groups across disciplines and demonstrates the potential for  sustainable improvements in detection of modern day slavery victims, apprehension and prosecution of traffickers, and recovery services for victims.

 

1. I.        Introduction

Nothing drives the passion and stirs the emotion, especially in theUnited States, more than the horrendous stories of modern-day human slavery. Whether sexual, domestic, or labor, the terror and horror that human trafficking victims have endured defies the scope of our sensitivities.  Most who work in human service fields have heard many stories of these survivors. We have heard of the dedication of the practitioners and law enforcement officers who are involved in the apprehending, and prosecution of offenders, and advocate for victims in these very complex cases. To realize that that this may be happening in our own towns and neighborhoods, invisible to us as we go about our daily comfortable lives, is unthinkable.  Therefore, it is not surprising that when presented with these stories, we responded as a nation via our legislators. Since Congress first acted on this issue in 1999, the federal government has supplied more than 150 million dollars to fight human trafficking in theUnited Statesalone.  However, the most recent data suggests that there tens of thousands fewer victims than originally cited. While no one would argue that any victim in theUnited Statesis worth the support of our various systems, the danger of loss of credibility for those persons rises when there is a substantial gap between the cited numbers of cases and those that have be exposed. The purpose of this presentation is to examine those gaps, the language commonly used that may undermine credibility related to victims, and suggestions for action that would strengthen future arguments for federal funds to serve victims of human trafficking.

II. Background of current U.S. Policy to human trafficking

            Since the mid 1990’s the Unites States has played a leading role in putting trafficking in person on the global community’s radar and in addressing trafficking in the United States.  However, prior to 2000 there was no comprehensive Federal Law that protected victims of trafficking or to enable prosecution of their traffickers.  [1] The passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA)[2] made human trafficking a Federal Crime and was enacted to assist countries in combating  human trafficking overseas, to protect victims in the U.S. and help them rebuild their lives and to strengthen laws of arrest and prosecution of traffickers with new Federal penalties.  The TVPA passed in 2000 and subsequent reauthorizations  made it illegal to obtain or maintain persons for commercial sexual activity by using fraud, force,  or coercion for those 18 years of age or older. Proof of force, fraud, or coercion is not required for those victims under the age of 18.  The law also criminalizes the use of force or coercion to provide, or obtain, persons for any labor or services (farm work, factory work or household service)[3].  It also updated and supplemented existing in involuntary servitude statues used to prosecute trafficking crimes, enhanced the penalties for trafficking crimes and provided a range of new protections and assistance for victims of trafficking.  

The authors recognize the need for comprehensive legislation related to trafficking in humans that provides standardized language for national policy. The problem lies within the context of how the need for the legislation was presented and the zealous response to the issue.   Prior to the passage of the TVPA, at a 1999 Congressional hearing on human trafficking,  legislators learned about the horrors of trafficking in human beings through the testimony of practitioners and rescued victims themselves. Victims testified about the terror and brutality they went though as modern day “slaves”.  At that time, Congressmen requested data related to the scope of human trafficking in the U.S.The numbers presented to them were provided by the Department of State and the CIA. The data presented estimated that were as many as 50,000 modern day slaves trafficked in the United Statesevery year and 700,000 victims were trafficked globally each year. [4] It was on acceptance of these data that Congress passed the Trafficking in Victim’s Protection Act of 2000.  [5]

However, in the 2003 revision of the assessed number of human trafficking victims in the U.S., the number of victims was revised by the Department of Justice to 18,000 to 20,000 people trafficked annually in the United States.[6]  It is important to note, that the decline from 50,000 estimated victims as cited above to the revised number of 18,000 to 20,000 does not reflect a reported drop in the crime of human trafficking. Instead, it reflects a revision of the methodology used to estimate these numbers.  The U.S. Department of Justice estimate is based upon a statistical method called “Markov Chain Monte Carlo,”[7] a statistical method often used in medical studies and complex surveys. This method replaces unknown or missing data by making use of plausible values for unknown information. It creates estimates of what is unknown. These estimates went through an additional analysis, a Bayesian analysis[8], which integrates previous estimates of human trafficking or, when those estimates are missing, expert surveys. The data provided then are, according to U.S. Department of Justice, estimates of estimates, rather than reporting of known cases. For additional information regarding the methodology used to generate the U.S. Government estimate, please contact the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at (202) 312-9672.

Given this knowledge of how the TVPA was initially passed and the subsequent disclosure of how the numbers of victims are estimated, it is important that all who work in this field move forward with caution or risk the loss of credibility on a very important issue. The large gap in estimates may call into question the reliability of any information provided and has potential consequences for future policy and funding issues related to this crime. Even though theUnited Statesis widely regarded as a destination country for trafficking in persons, the exact number of human trafficking victims within theUnitedStatehas remained largely undetermined.

Sex Trafficking – A Man’s point of view of Sex Slavery, Rape, Prostitution

Sex Trafficking – A Man’s point of view of Sex Slavery, Rape, Prostitution:

There is a lot of controversy over the topics of sex trafficking, sex slavery, human trafficking and forced prostitution. Regarding what the definition is, the research methods used to find statistics,  what the definition of a victim is,  the number of child and adult victims involved,  forced vs. unforced sex, how the actual prostitutes themselves feel about it, and legal vs. illegal prostitution.

Below is a very Frank discussion about Sex Slavery and Rape coming from a man’s point of view:

Men have a very strong need to help and protect women and children. This has been bred into us. 

When people talk about Human Trafficking they mostly refer to Sex Trafficking. Even though there are many forms of Human Trafficking per se.

To understand the concept of Sex Slavery for profit or sex slave prostitution against the prostitute’s will with men from the general population.  Which is usually used to define sex trafficking, you need to understand the concept of sex. And the concept of Male sexuality.

There is a BIG difference between sexually abusing or raping a woman, and sexually abusing or raping a woman for profit.

It is much harder to rape a woman for profit, because male customers of prostitutes do not want to rape women and would report women who are being raped to the police.

In order to rape a woman for profit, she would need to see men (male customers) from the general population.

Most men do not want nor can they rape women or children.

Sex is not easy for men.  Sex is a complicated process for men.

Men need to have a hard erection in order to have sex.

Getting an erection is a complicated process.

Getting an rock hard erection is not necessarily easy for men.

In order for a man to have an hard erection, he must be sexually aroused by the woman, feel comfortable, and continue to be aroused or he will lose the erection and have a soft flaccid penis.

Is a woman or child who is crying, kicking, and screaming that she does not want to have sex with him a big turn on for men?  Does this make men sexually excited?  Does this give men a rock hard erection when the woman they are trying to have sex with hates them, and is doing everything she can to prevent sex with him?

Do men always get rock hard erections when they rape women or children against their will?  Does this always turn men on sexually?

For most men the answer is no.  Most men will never get an erection raping a woman who hates him, and does not want to have sex with him, or they will lose the erection quickly.  And have a soft flaccid penis.

Men, when they see a prostitute are looking for an adult sexy woman and want a  “girlfriend experience”  and want the woman to like them and want to have sex with them.  They want the woman to be turned on sexually, and have a female orgasm.   Men want the woman to have a high sex drive, and be into having sex with them.  They want to please the woman sexually. The man needs to feel comfortable with the woman.  If a man turns on an adult woman, and gives her an orgasm, this is what turns on men sexually.

If the woman does not want to have sex with them, that is a big turn off and the man will not get an erection.  The man will have a soft flaccid penis.

Some married women may say “My husband or boyfriend is turned on when I am not”

This is because the husband equates the wife with sex. He has had sex with her many times in the past, she is his wife, and is turned on by his wife.  In his mind wife = sex. Because he has a sexually history with her, and feels comfortable with her.  And he has been taught that wife = sex his entire life. So it is much easier for him to get erections in this situation.

There will always be a few men who are perverts. That are not turned on sexually in the normal way.  These men give ALL men a bad reputation.  Men in the general population hate these perverted men.  They give men a bad name. There are some men whose perverted ideas are harmless, like being turned on by women’s shoes for example.  But, there are some men in rare cases, who are turned on in a dangerous way.  For example raping women, or being turned on by children. Men who are turned on sexually by children especially children younger than 12 years old.  Are very, very  rare.  Most men who are caught sexually with underage children, the children are juveniles who look like adults. For example, girls who are between the ages of 14 and 17 can look like adults, since females, usually stop growing, when they turn 14.  The point is that men like women who are or look like adults.  Men like curvy hour-glass figures which is a trait of ADULT  women, not little baby girls.   When most men find out that an adult looking girl is underage, he will not pursue her.

We all agree that underage prostitution is bad, since this is an adult activity.

This needs to be stopped.  Only adults should engage in sex.  We all agree on that.

However, are all underage prostitutes forced and raped? crying, kicking and screaming while being forced, against their will to have sex for money?

If a prostitute is 17 and under the age of 18, she can not give legal consent.  So, she could have wanted to be a prostitute, and given consent for sex, but since she is underage, she can not give legal consent, so legally she was “forced” even if she gives total consent to sex and it was consensual - she was “forced” according to the court and justice system. There is a BIG difference between being legally “forced” and truly being physically forced against someone’s will.

This gives the impression that all prostitutes under the age of 18 are “forced” when they may in fact, not have been.  If fact, if two people who are both 17 years old have sex, they both are legally considered to be victims and sex predators at the same time. It is strange how the justice system works.

There are many older adult women who are small, short, skinny and petite that look very young, especially from behind, and can very easily be confused with being under age, even though she may be 30 or 40 years old with grand children.  People in the general population may assume that a older man is dating a teenager, when in fact she is the same age or older than the man.  This is due to her size looking more like a small skinny kid.

Try getting into a night club with a small skinny petite friend and see which one of you gets carded for id.

There are also underage girls 14-17 years old that are six feet tall, with a large frame, or heavy set and fat, wear make-up and look older that many adults. These girls can be mistaken for adults especially it they are in the company of adults, or older looking kids.

Most missing children in the United States are the result of child custody battles between parents and families.  Or runaway  from home of their own free will.

In America a child can legally be considered kidnapped if the father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, or other family member safely takes the child with them, when the parents are divorced or separated.  This is the result of child custody battles.

Children also run away from home.  Most children who leave home are returned back home within a few days.   Many stay at their friend’s houses or a relatives house.

Some children (a small amount) continue to live with friends or are homeless, and stay missing, but of their own free will.

All these types of cases are reported as missing children.  This gives the impression that these America children are kidnapped by  Evil adult men who are strangers to them and  want to have sex with them, and make profit from them as forced prostitutes.   This is not the case.  Something like that happening is extremely rare.  Once in a while someone like Ted Bundy or Jeffery Dahmer may show up. These men were NOT pimps or Johns.  The reason why people still talk about them 40 years later is because men like this are extremely rare, and received a lot of media attention.

It is not easy for criminals to engage in sex trafficking activity:

Sex trafficking is illegal and the pentities are very severe.  It is very difficult to kidnap and force someone to be a sex slave, they would have to have 24 hour guards posted and be watched 365 days a year, 24 hours per day. Have the threat of violence if they refused, and have no one notice and complain to the authorities or police. They would need to hide from the general public yet still manage to see customers from the general public and not have the customers turn the traffickers in to the police.  They would need to provide them with medical care, food, shelter, and have all their basic needs met.

They would need to have the sex slaves put on a fake front that they enjoyed what they were doing, act flirtatious and do their job well.  They would have to deal with the authorities looking for the missing women, and hide any money they may make, since it comes from illegal activity. They must do all of this while constantly trying to prevent the sex slaves from escaping and reporting them to the police. They would need to prevent the general public from reporting them into the police. This is extremely difficult to do, which makes this activity rare. These criminals would be breaking dozens of major laws not just one.  Kidnapping itself is a serious crime.  There are many laws against sex trafficking, sex slavery, kidnapping, sex abuse, rape, sexual harassment etc.   If someone is behind it, they will be breaking many serious laws, be in big trouble, and will go to jail for many long years.

Kidnapping by strangers for ransom in the United States of America is very rare.

Prostitutes are not kidnapped and forced into having sex for money. They do this work of the own free will. There are lots of reasons why women get involved in prostitution, but being kidnapped and forced against their will is extremely rare.

Even in Latin America, women who are kidnapped are not forced into being prostitutes. Because forcing and controlling women sexually for profit, so that men in the general population will pay for raping them against their will is very difficult.  Women who are prostitutes do this type of work of their own free will, and keep their money for themselves. Why would someone force women into it, when there are plenty of women who would do this work willing? Who would be easier to work with?

There is a lot of controversy over the numbers of adult woman who are forced sex slaves. The real factual answer is that no one knows.  There is hard evidence that the sex slavery/sex trafficking issue continues to report false information and is greatly exaggerated by politicians, the media, and aid groups, feminist and religious organizations that receive funds from the government, and charities. The estimate of adult women who become new sex slaves ranges anywhere from 40 million a year to 5,000 per year all of which appear to be much too high.  They have no evidence to back up these numbers, and no one questions them about it.  Their sources have no sources, and are made up numbers. In fact if some of these numbers are to believed which have either not changed or have been increased each year for the past twenty years, all woman on earth would currently be sex slaves.  Yet, very few real forced against their will sex slaves have been found.

Most Anti-Sex Trafficking, Anti-Human Trafficking, Anti-prostitution like Traffick911, Not for Sale, Change-org, Future Not A Past, Polaris Project, Salvation Army, Women’s Funding Network, and the Dallas Women’s Foundation organizations want the public to believe that:

All men are evil:

1. All men would rape a small child, if given the chance.
2. All men would get erections and are turned on by children under the age of 18 years old.
3. All adult men would sexually abuse children, girls, boys, women if only given the chance, and thought they would not be caught.
4. All men hurt children, only women help children.
5. All men have these feelings, and act this way because they are men and cannot help it.  Therefore strong laws against men must to made to control the evil male population.  (of course all males in the world are evil)
6. If a 5 year old child was crying alone in the street, because she was lost, these groups honestly believe that if a man came across the child first,  most men would want to have sex with the child, and charge other men money to have sex with his newly found child sex slave rather than help the child. If a woman came across the child they would always help the child.

There is hard factual evidence that most of these groups feel this way.   Just the fact that they tell lies that hundreds of millions of men victimize and rape millions of child sex trafficking prostitute victims without any proof, evidence or victims being found proves this.

 

Here are some good websites for more information about Sex Trafficking:

http://sextraffickingtruths.blogspot.com/

http://bebopper76.wordpress.com

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