What Human Trafficking Looks Like in Huron County?

Human Trafficking does happen in Huron County.
This is a video of a woman explaining her experience of human trafficking in Huron County.

What Does Human Trafficking Look Like?

Targeting of anyone (predominantly women or girls) with the direct intent of profiting via their exploitation
Main recruitment tools include the use of social media, blackmail as well as through previously established connections and relationships
Once relationship is established, emotional manipulation is used to further recruit and condition the victim
Many victims identify their trafficker as their “boyfriend” and think that they are in love! Showing attention and interest can be confusing to a young girl that is looking for acceptance
You can be a victim of trafficking and still return home every night
Incriminating photos are taken and then used as leverage to ensure victims will do what they are asked in fear of exposure
Rental properties, Airbnb’s, hotels, abandoned farms or barns can all be used to isolate the victim and keep the person trapped to the “lifestyle”
#1 growing crime on the planet, 93% are Canadian Born and Raised
Female friends will befriend a victim and then introduce them to the “party scene” and new young men that pay attention to them
Youth who struggle with low self-esteem, bullying, discrimination, poverty, abuse, isolation and other social or family issues tend to be most targeted