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Slavery: The state of being under control of another person. (this is regardless of the surrounding environment)u believe Human Trafficking only occurs inrd Author Theresa Flores shares her story of trafficking and slavery while living in an upper-middle class suburb of Detroit Michigan. At fifteen years of age, she was drugged, raped and tortured for two long years. Kept in bondage, forced to pay back an impossible debt. All the while living at home, attemtping to keep her family safe. She attended school during the day along side of her abusers, only to be called into 'service' late each night while her unknowing family slept. Involuntarily involved in a large criminal ring, Ms. Flores endured more as a child than most adults will ever face their entire lives.

Human Trafficking (layman's definition)
forcing someone, tricking, coercing, threatening or blackmailing them to peform a commercial sex act (including stripping, porn etc) or work and the other party benefits financially off it.

*Pimps are Traffickers
*Johns who buy sex from girls under 18 years of age are Pedifiles
*Teen and Child Prostitutes are Victims and should NEVER be arrested (though many times are, while the John and Pimp go free)
*Media should NEVER use the words Teen or Child Prostitutes. It should ALWAYS be referred to as Human Sex Trafficking Victim or Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking.

Domestic Trafficking – OUR Current Day Issue

Did you know?

• Human Exploitation is not reserved to distant countries outside the U.S.

• One university study estimated up to 300,000 children in the U.S. are victimized by CSE-Commercial Sexual Exploitation

• The average age of an underage sex worker is 14 years old, but the FBI states children as young as 9 have been rescued. In the U.S., the average age of entry into sexual exploitation is 12 years old

• The FBI calls northwest Ohio one of the top recruiting locations for underage prostitution.

• Federal investigators recently charged 31 men and women with herding teens, including at

least nine girls from northwest Ohio across state lines as sex slaves.

Books:
The Only memoir on the market by an American survivor. With a unique professional persepective as well as a personal account.
The Slave Across the Street-
Ampelon Publishers
Learn the Red Flags of Human Trafficking and what you can do when you identify them. Information on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking and the Healing process.
Pre-released copies available for order at Amazon.com $14.95
http://www.amazon.com/Slave-Across-Street-Theresa-Flores/dp/0982328680/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257630405&sr=8-12

Also Available on Kindle and Audio Book.

The Sacred Bath: An American Teen's Story of Modern Day Slavery

Media Inquiries contact Jason Chatraw at Ampelon Publishing at 208-608-8325 or email at jason@ampelonpublishing.com
For questions, comments or to book a speaking engagement, lecture or workshop at
tflores@traffickfree.com

Human Trafficking Lectures from 20 minutes to 2 hours. Designed to suit your needs and help educate the public on what is really happening in the U.S. to American children.

Also check out Gracehaven House. A rehabilitative, long term, faith based home in Ohio for girls under 18 who have been victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking.
www.gracehavenhouse.org

Other Trafficking Resources:

Not for Sale Campaign, LOVE 146,
Shared Hope. Free the Slaves
Made by Survivors, Soroptimist International,
beltsbreakingbondage, Stop Child Trafficking Now (www.sctnow.org)

Also check out www.runfortherescue.com One man's crusade to stop Modern Day Slavery by running 500 Miles across the UK IN CHAINS! Singer/Songwriter Eric Proffitt will raise money for this amazing month long awareness campaign and needs your help to make it happen. www.ericproffitt.com

Check out Kevin Bales new book, Slave Next Door, Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today. A look at how Economics plays a major role into Modern Day Slavery.

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