And three of them are in positions of trust: a "youth leader" (whatever that is), a middle school football coach and a volunteer firefighter.

http://www.wcyb.com/news/tenne...-kingsport/605248492

I gather from the article that this isn't an organized ring, just a bunch of random people standing under the net when it was cast. Nevertheless, in the eyes of the law it is still trafficking.

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I heard 16 were arrest in Morristown TN yesterday for human trafficking.

I'm confused on how this is trafficking?

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I'm confused on how this is trafficking?

From the linked article: Trafficking a person for a commercial sex act (A Felony) and trafficking a person for a commercial sex act (B Felony). Which crime depends on age of victim and probable sex acts they wished to do.

If the suspect is emailing/texting the "juvenile" (agent/officer presenting themselves as an underage child) directly it is Child Enticement. If the suspect is emailing/texting the "pimp" who is presenting/controlling the child for sex it is Trafficking A Person.

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I'm confused on how this is trafficking?

I suspect whatever it was they were planning had the "girls" crossing state lines.

this is a big deal up here. there's actually a concerted social work and law enforcement effort.
Lots of these girls are runaways or throwaways, or released from a facility to uncaring guardians. Goys prowl for these girls like pimps used t troll for new hookers.

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Goys prowl for these girls like pimps used t troll for new hookers.

So do other females.

Since the female had to travel it was trafficking. Even walking across a road could be considered travel.

It sounds to me like johns are being up-charged with statutes intended to stop human smuggling and sex slavery. A bit of a stretch IMHO.

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It sounds to me like johns are being up-charged with statutes intended to stop human smuggling and sex slavery. A bit of a stretch IMHO.

I suppose it depends on the conversation.

Example A: Guy is into underage girls. Girl says she needs money. Guy offers her $100.

Example B: Guy is into underage girls. Girl says she needs money. Guy offers her $100. Girl says she needs $1,000. Guy says he has 9 friends he can hook her up with.

I honestly have no idea how the law defines this, but I'm assuming if they were charged, it fit the definition. These stings tend to do a pretty good job of leading those charged well beyond the point of having wiggle room.

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this is a big deal up here. there's actually a concerted social work and law enforcement effort.
Lots of these girls are runaways or throwaways, or released from a facility to uncaring guardians. Goys prowl for these girls like pimps used t troll for new hookers.

Big deal down here too. We've seen a sharp increase in underage prostitution and trafficking in the past few years.

The trafficking has to do with consent. If two adults make arrangements involving a minor, whom is legally unable to consent, it is trafficking. If the adult makes arrangement for sex directly with the minor it is luring. This has nothing to do with travel or state lines.

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If two adults make arrangements involving a minor, whom is legally unable to consent, it is trafficking. If the adult makes arrangement for sex directly with the minor it is luring. This has nothing to do with travel or state lines.

Perhaps, but adults are also victims. It's forced prostitution regardless of their age.


Could be bad reporting, but the article said:

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Over the three-day period, special agents posing as juvenile girls posted ads on BackPage.com.

I know a couple of agents close to retirement who are professional teenage girls, so to speak, on the web. They're trying to lure the bad guys to meets at motels. They catch a lot of them.