Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
44.6% of underage sex trafficking victims experienced childhood sexual abuse before entry into the commercial sex industry.
Qualitative research with current and former porn performers suggests that sexual exploitation and trafficking are common experiences in the porn industry.
Of domestic minor trafficking victims who had been forced into porn production, the average age they began being filmed was 12.8 years old.
If a porn performer is tricked, manipulated, or coerced during the production of porn, that is legally defined as sex trafficking.
Sex trafficking is a commercial sex act that is brought about by force, fraud, or coercion, or where someone under 18 is involved.
Reports show that those who sexually abuse children often show their victims porn to groom them or normalize sexual abuse.
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