The odd thing is one of the papers said that the FBI are involved in a ongoing investigation. Why would they be involved in such small time stuff ?
Originally Posted by splitlog
Sex trafficking, especially of minors,has become a major concern in this country. The country is fighting back. An incredible amount of money is going to LE and NGOs to fight trafficking. The problem is that trafficking has been exaggerated to the point of deception. Have you heard that 300,000 to 500,000 minors are trafficked each year. The numbers come from a study that estimated how many minors are at risk of being trafficked. Risk factors included things like living close to a border or a minor having access to transportation.
Stories of 11 year old girls being forced to do 50 guys a night are good for raising money. But once you have the money, you have to show some results and there is simply not enough real trafficking going on to justify the funding. However, trafficking is broadly defined so is "pimp." If you can bust someone for pimping, or even allege that a provider has a pimp that she won't admit to, you are now fighting trafficking.
That is why this hobby is becoming more dangerous, and why the FBI gets involved. There is no large scale trafficking problem, LE and the NGOs need trafficking to keep the money flowing, so the small time stuff gets reported as the scourge of sex trafficking.
Arkansas' trafficking law is very new. They haven't even put together task forces that it allows yet. Things are going to get much worse before they get better.
Play safe and support the sex workers rights movement.