Trafficking, according to the United Nations, involves three main elements[ii]: The act: Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons. The means: Threat or use of force, ...

Sex traffickers begin by gaining access on line to the young and vulnerable. Beth Holger, executive director of The Link, says some victims are as young as 11 and 12.

It's a common way sex traffickers get access to young girls — posing as their boyfriends or love interests and then forcing them to have sex with strangers for money. They're called "Romeo pimps." ...