The John Jay study has shown in the population of sex trafficking there is 42% female, 53.5% male and 4.5% transgender victims within the youth(Source 2 3)9. ... The victims get "conditioned", the traffickers will often torment, beat, rape, gang rape and force drug use upon the victims. ...
Physical abuse includes but is not limited to the following: • Punishing a child excessively • Smacking, punching, beating, shaking, kicking, biting, burning, shoving, choking, throwing, stabbing, grabbing • Hitting a child (with a hand, stick, strap, or other object) • Leaving a child in an uncomfortable and/or undignified posture for an extended period of time or in a poor environment • Forcing a child to work in poor working conditions, or in work that is inappropriate for a child's age, over a long period of time • Gang violence • Harmful initiation ...
