Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is working to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children on Craigslist. She has found an influential supporter in Senator John Kerry.
Giving Girls A Future. Not A Past.
Through coercion, abuse and imprisonment, as many as 300,000 American children – particularly girls - are at risk for being commercially sexually exploited each year in our our neighborhoods, through escort services and online.
Read highlights from our cutting-edge research that provides a snapshot of the issue in states across America.
It's time to create a zero-tolerance zone for the commercial sexual exploitation of our children and you can help.
Take Action to protect our girls by signing our petition to boycott Craigslist until they do more to block criminals from buying and selling girls for sexual services on their site.
Supply of Commercially Exploited Girls on the Rise in Three US States
The number of young girls victimized by domestic commercial sexual exploitation (CSEC) is trending upward in states as diverse as New York, Michigan and Minnesota, according to new research commissioned by Women’s Funding Network.
Sex-trafficking Opponents Fight Craigslist’s ‘Adult Services’ Ads
The Washington Post recently reported on the criticisms that have been leveled against Craigslist’s “adult services” section facilitating the prostitution and sexual exploitation of children.
Child Sex Trafficking and The Politics of Pimping
The Huffington Post reports on the 244,000 young Americans under the age of 16 believed to be at risk of child sexual exploitation and calls for stronger penalties for domestic sex traffickers or “pimps.”
Sold on Craigslist: Sex Ad Crackdown Inadequate
CNN reports on efforts to stop the commercial sexual exploitation of children and the national campaign against Craigslist.
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