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Sex Trafficking

Sexual and Injurious Acts Against the Person

Sex trafficking is human trafficking carried out for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Those who commit it, called sex traffickers or sometimes pimps, manipulate victims into engaging in various forms of commercial sex with paying customers. It is distinguished within the broader offense of human trafficking as the form specifically directed at forcing individuals into the commercial sex trade. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Sex trafficking (Wikipedia)
In Group: Sexual Slavery, Sex Trafficking and Forced Sexual Exploitation, Lead sentence
Quote, In Group: Sexual Slavery, Sex Trafficking and Forced Sexual Exploitation, Lead sentence
Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
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