The UN reports that 79% of human trafficking is sexual exploitation. (International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, 2009)
The production of pornography mirrors that of the sex trafficking industry - "acts of force, fraud or coercion are used to prompt the performance of those featured in pornography." Laura J. Lederer, "Sex trafficking and illegal pornography- Is there a link?" (Pornography Harms: Capitol Hill Briefing, June 5, 2010). See http://endsexualexploitation.org/
Hardcore pornography, through the sexual exploitation of women and children, creates an ever increasing demand that is fullfilled through sex trafficking. Richard Lane, interview with the author, June 18, 2014.
Women reported that in places they were trafficked, pornography was constantly avaliable to individuals buying sex. Laura J. Lederer, "Sex trafficking and illegal pornography- Is there a link?" (Pornography Harms: Capitol Hill Briefing, June 5, 2010). See http://endsexualexploitation.org/
Dr. Laura Lederer, a sex trafficking expert, concluded from her research “Sex Trafficking and Illegal Pornography—Is there a Link?” that there are four clear links between pornography and the growing sex trafficking industry: Laura J. Lederer, “Sex trafficking and illegal pornography—Is there a link?”(Pornography Harms: Capitol Hill Briefing, June 5, 2010). See https://www.pornharms.com.)
Pornography is used in the trafficking and sex industry to 'groom' women and children into prostitution. Laura J. Lederer, "Sex trafficking and illegal pornography- Is there a link?" (Pornography Harms: Capitol Hill Briefing, June 5, 2010). See http://endsexualexploitation.org/
Pornography normalizes prostitution and commerical sexual exploitation, giving sexual exploiters rationalizations for their behavior. Laura J. Lederer, "Sex trafficking and illegal pornography- Is there a link?" (Pornography Harms: Capitol Hill Briefing, June 5, 2010). See http://endsexualexploitation.org/
Child pornographers, sex traffickers, and other criminal enterprises use sophisticated anonymizing tools to try to cover their tracks and often gravitate to “Deep Web” sites that cater to their perversion which accept payment in unregulated virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. (NCMEC data illustrate the explosion. Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP), 2005 - reviewed 1.98 million child pornography images and videos. 2008 - 8.6 million, a fourfold increase in three years. 2010 - 13.6 million, 2011- 17.3 million.)
