Sex trafficking is defined by the 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report as a “severe form” of trafficking in which “a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion.” In the US, anywhere from 100,000 to 250,000 American children are trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation per year.
Like any commercial enterprise, sex-for-hire is a matter of supply (the girls), distribution (the pimps and brothels), and demand (the johns). Despite the enormous legal risks and the social taboos of buying sex, why is the demand so great?
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