Many victims are "groomed" over time by someone they know, or even by family members, through emotional manipulation rather than physical abduction [1, 4]. It only happens in "bad" neighborhoods or big cities.
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While international trafficking exists, the majority of child sex trafficking in the U.S. involves domestic victims Many victims are "groomed" over time by someone