Who can be a sex trafficker?

True or False:

The July 2007 issue of Taboo, a publication owned by Hustler, featured a multi-page feature of a young woman being held prisoner and severely sexually abused by her captors. They took photos and videos of her and sold them as porn.

True or false:

This an instance of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, as told by an amateur porn performer:

“I was in California and I had a blowjob scene. […] I go there and he’s like, “Oh yeah, it’s a forced blowjob,” And I’m like, “What?” Just one guy, one little camera on a tripod. […] I was scared. I was terrified. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know if I could tell him no. Or the fact that we already recorded 15 minutes of it, if I could just f—ing leave. Then what? That’s when I understood that’s how rape victims feel. Like, they feel bad about themselves.”

Did this situation take place on a porn set, or in a trafficking ring?

“My initiation…was a gang rape by five men… It was the turning point in my life. He threatened to shoot me with the pistol if I didn’t go through with it. I had never experienced anal sex before and it ripped me apart. They treated me like an inflatable plastic doll, picking me up and moving me here and there.”

How much profit, annually, does a female in forced sexual servitude generate for her trafficker on average?

Did this situation take place on a porn set, or in a trafficking ring?

“I got the s— kicked out of me… most of the girls start crying because they’re hurting so bad… I couldn’t breathe. I was being hit and choked. I was really upset and they didn’t stop....they kept going.”

True or false:

Porn consumers can always tell when a porn performer is a victim of sex trafficking.

How many estimated sex trafficking victims are there in the world today?

True or false:

A porn video and a recorded instance of sex trafficking can be the same thing.

TRUE OF FALSE:

Pornography has reduced the rate of sex crimes and trafficking in society.