Force   ●   Fraud   ●   Coercion

      Some common examples of how traffickers may induce, persuade, or convince a victim to perform a commercial sex act.

Force – Physical Aggression

⇒ Beating / Slapping / Burning

⇒ Rape / Gang rape

⇒ Confinement / Locked in

⇒ Forced drug use

Fraud – Intentionally misleading by lying

⇒ False job offers

⇒ False promises of “a better life”

⇒ False affection and romance

⇒ Preying on desperation and poverty

Coercion – Manipulation, Threats, Intimidation

⇒ Threats or demonstrations of violence to a victim or their family

⇒ Intimidation / Humiliation / Climate of fear

⇒ Controlling their daily life and actions

⇒ Creating dependency for food, shelter, drugs, relationship