"Traffickers are so good at getting victims
to go willingly, abduction is almost passive. "
Abduction
is not something that happens overnight. It typically does not involve
suddenly kidnapping minors and forcing them into prostitution. More
likely, it involves pimps and traffickers luring victims into their
possession. They offer to take care of all of their needs and wants, and
assert themselves as loving and trustworthy people. Abduction
in the trafficking world is almost passive. The skills they often
employ and their success rate would make you think they have had
advanced psychological training.
The Abduction Process
All abduction starts with deception and begins when the grooming process is complete. A predator selects his or her victims by selecting the ones who are most vulnerable. There are two methods of abduction: in-person and online abduction. Another way to distinguish between the two is to know that in-person predators are known as L.I.A.R.S and online predators are known as P.O.S.E.R.S. As mentioned in the previous lesson, the grooming process is what allows the trafficker or predator to establish the relationship of trust. Now that a trafficker has employed all his grooming techniques is it time for him or her to begin the “abduction process.”
How long does it take for a child to go missing?
A Child disappears at a rate of about 1 mile a minute (car going 60mph)
In 2 hrs, SEARCH AREA of 240 mile circle
Anytime leaves WITHOUT saying WHO, WHERE & WHEN
Makes it almost impossible to be FOUND
In 2 Days your SEARCH AREA is entire US.
At that point - HIDDEN/ MOVING Target
We want our youth to become difficult targets not hidden, moving targets!
Traffickers are looking for the "easy" ones.
If our youth are difficult they'll pass on them!
In-Person Abduction (L.I.A.R.S)
After
the initial 30 to 60 day grooming process is complete is when
everything will begin to change.Slowly once trust has begun to be built,
they will introduce the topic of sex and a return on their investment.
The predator will tell the victim that they love them and will say
things like if you really loved me, then you will have sex with these
other men for money. By this time the victim has brainwashed so well and
will believe that her “boyfriend” really does love her and she will
agree to do what he wants.
Online Abduction (P.O.S.E.R.S.)
These predators will also employ the 30 to 60 day grooming period in which they will get their victim to believe everything they want them to believe and will establish a trusting and caring relationship. Once the relationship has been established, the subject of meeting in person will come up. Believing that the person is who they really say they are, they will agree to meet this “14 year old girl” in person only to find when they get to the location the 14 year old girl is actually a 40 year old predator and by this time it is usually too late for the victim to try and escape.
Below are our Liars and Posers acronyms which we use in our Liars and Posers training to help youths distinguish and protect themselves against traffickers.
L.I.A.R.S & P.O.S.E.R.S
L.I.A.R.S. L - Location Come with me or meet me at another place. I - Incredible Offer I don't know and you're offering something that is too good to be true. A - Age Difference In the real world, older people don't talk to people my age. R - Reaching out I don't know you and you're trying to be my best friend. S - Stranger We don't know each other, why are you even talking to me? |  | P.O.S.E.R.S. P - Prying Being too nosey, where do you live? Go to school? O - Open Book Talk too much about themselves and you don't even know them. S - Strangers You are friends with a lot of my friends, but no one knows who you are. E - Encounter Eventually will want to meet or may be in a hurry to meet. R - Relationship Best friends are developed over time - Posers are way too fast. S - Shared Interest Posers like what you like -- music, movies and even foods. |
Video Name: Alicia Kozakiewicz Testimony on Sex Predators online
Time: Whole time
Summary:Testimony of Alicia, a victim of online predator
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGdldKxPock
15 year old lured into Trafficking via Social Networking site Human Trafficking is nothing new to our world today, though it is surprising how often it happens and where it is happening. A 15 year old girl was lured into sex trafficking via the internet at a vulnerable and lonely time in her life. "Summer" as she is referred to to protect her identity, was taking care of her dying father by herself when she met someone online that helped her through her rough time. Summer eventually found out the "young" man was actually twice her age and emotionally, physically and sexually abusive towards her. When Summer's father died is when the situation escalated. She was forced into prostitution and stripping and violently abused. Now 20 years old, Summer is still recovering from the traumatic events that took her innocence. In the midst of despair and desperation, many young people turn to the internet to find "friends" to keep them company. With an endless supply of websites and people roaming them, there are always people looking to prey on young innocent victims. In most cases, the internet is used as a platform for traffickers to recruit victims as well as buy and sell them online. Source: News 10 Tampa Bay (Link) |
Must Read for Every Teen Online Online
predators and traffickers find their victims by pretending to be in
that same teen stage of learning -- navigating the new and often
exciting issues of young adult life. It is exactly how predators gain
trust of the teens online. Exploring these new emerging questions about
life is how teens bond, get closer and develop trust. The teen years
tend to be filled with very strong ups and downs, going from crisis to
crisis. A common type of crisis predators use is the "ups-and-downs-of-relationships-between-teens-and-parents." Predators see tremendous opportunities to bond with a teen over how they both "hate their parents." Some predators even know how to do a search within websites to find certain phrases that identify easy targets. Phrases like "I hate my life,"and "I hate my mom," allow predators to skip over millions of teens to find the ones who are most vulnerable. Unfortunately, some teens have a tendency to post every emotion they go through ("I'm happy, I'm sad, I'm mad.") on social media. Teens become an "open book" to predators searching for them at the easiest time to become their new "best friend." Predators know that helping a teen talk through a crisis of love, relationships and sex creates an incredibly strong bond of closeness. Predators pretend to be going through the same kinds of crises and provide the teens opportunities to talk each other through them. Sources: Nielsen Report - How Teens Use Media - Source no longer available Predator 101 Video - Alicia’s Story (Link) The Genderation by StudentLife Video (Link) “Get Anybody to Do Anything” by David J. Lieberman Barnes and Noble (Link) |
Man of Dreams Turns out to be Trafficker Senior
year of high school is an exciting time for many teenagers. Student
activities, field trips, prom, finals--these are just a few of the
things that keep teenagers occupied throughout the year. Many are
looking forward to attending college and finding careers. This was especially true for one senior girl who was particularly excited about going off to college. However, during her senior year, tragedy struck within her family, and as a result she became depressed and lonely and began looking online for a way to distract herself from the loneliness she felt. During this time she received a friend request on Facebook from a man she didn’t know, but who she thought was cute. So despite not knowing who this person was, she decided to accept his friend request. Soon after accepting his friend request, they began messaging. They talked about everything from traveling to marriage to family. Over a short period of time, he made her believe that they would live a happy, wonderful life together. It had only been a month, but she believed that she was falling in love with him and decided after graduation to travel to Seattle to meet this “man of her dreams” in person. Once
there, things took a dark turn. He picked her up, drove her away and
dropped her off at a corner telling her that she would need to start
selling herself. "It turned out that this “man of her dreams” was actually a trafficker, a poser, who had been seducing this girl into believing that he was in love with her in order to get her to do what he wanted."
It was a devastating blow for this young girl, but due to the difficulties surrounding her family life, she decided to stay with this man. She truly believed that he loved her, despite the fact that in order to gain his love she had to sell herself to other men for his profit. Source: CNN Money (Link) |
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