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http://www.ecpatusa.org/pdf/trafficking_report_final.pdf
International Trafficking of Children to New York City for Sexual Purposes
Trafficking of human beings is not a new phenomenon. Human trafficking, mostly of women and children, is a growing $7 billion global business and reportedly the third most profitable illegal enterprise after the sale of guns and drugs. The U.S. Department of State estimates that at least 700,000 persons around the world fall victim to traffickers every year.5Because of its clandestine nature, documentation of the numbers of victims does not stand up to statistical scrutiny, but enough anecdotal evidence exists to confirm that human trafficking is a major issue of our time. It not only involves illegal criminal activity including fraud and money laundering, but from a human rights perspective, it involves coercion, deception and violence leveled against the victims. Those most at-risk for trafficking are most often vulnerable people such as those in poor countries, people living in war zones, single mothers, young women under age 25, and children, especially orphans and homeless youth
In New Jersey, part of the New York metropolitan area, there is a high density of sex establishments located in Newark, Jersey City, East Brunswick, Red Bank and Rockaway Township. New Jersey reportedly has the highest number of strip clubs of any state, totaling over 200, some of which operate as fronts for prostitution.23According to Walter Zalisko, a Jersey City police supervisor and expert on trafficking and Russian organized crime, over thirty five hundred women and girls are working as sex slaves or as indentured servants in the metropolitan area. Having interviewed as many as 300 victims, Zalisko found that almost three quarters claim they came here to work other jobs, but were forced to become strippers and prostitutes instead.24New York City is also an epicenter for the fraud and organized crime that accompanies human trafficking and is among the top three cities in the country with the greatest amount of visa fraud. In the U.S., Russian organized crime is concentrated in New York City and New Jersey
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Child porn is the last bastion of societal sanctions in our amoral world, and in the seedy, anything-goes world of adult porn.
As a result, child porn commands premium prices, and is very much in demand by these sick individuals.
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CURRENT LAWS ON CHILD PORN:
(1) The Possession, Manufacture, and Distribution of Child Pornography: Child pornography has been defined under federal statute as a visual depiction of a minor (child younger than 18) engaged in sexually explicit conduct (18 U.S.C. 2256).
(2) Online Enticement of Children For Sexual Acts: Use of the Internet to entice, invite, or persuade a child to meet for sexual acts, or to help arrange such a meeting, is a serious offense (18 U.S.C. 2425).
(3) Child Prostitution: Prostitution is generally defined as performing, offering, or agreeing to perform a sexual act for any money, property, token, object, article, or anything of value (18 U.S.C. 2431, 2423(a).
(4) Child-Sex Tourism: It is against the law for any United States citizen to travel abroad to engage in sexual activity with any child under the age of 18 (18 U.S.C. 2423b). Individuals who partake in this illegal activity are subject to prosecution in the United States even if they committed the crime on foreign soil.
(5) Child Sexual Molestation (not in the family): Child sexual exploitation (not in the family), also known as extra-familial child sexual abuse, includes all sexual exploitation of a child by someone other than a family member.
(6) Unsolicited Obscene Material Sent to a Child: It is an unfortunate reality of the Internet that children will encounter obscene material online. Many times this material is attached as an image(s) or hyperlink(s) sent to a child in an unsolicited E-mail or "spam." To combat this problem authorities need to take reports of unsolicited obscene material sent to a child. It is a violation of criminal law for any person to knowingly or attempt to send or transfer obscene material to another individual who has not attained the age of 16 years (18 U.S.C.A. 1470).
(7) Misleading Domain Name: It is a federal offense to use a misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors, regardless of whether the material meets the legal definition of obscenity (18 U.S.C. 2252B). Using a misleading domain name that directs a child to a web site containing harmful materials to children.