IT’S NOT JUST AN “INTERNATIONAL” ISSUE.

You may have heard the term “sex trafficking” and thought that it was just an international issue. While the term trafficking may conjure images of desperate illegal immigrants being forced into prostitution by human smugglers, over 80 percent of victims in 2011 confirmed sex trafficking cases in this country were American citizens. Or, maybe, you heard about the recent case in Ohio where three girls were kidnapped and kept as sex slaves…and you thought it was just one guy with a serious problem.

Think again. It’s happening in plain sight, and you probably don’t even realize it.

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80%

WOMEN & GIRLS

80% of sex trafficking victims are women and girls and up to 50% are minors. (U.S. State Department) 
90%

ABUSED AS A CHILD

90% of prostituted women have been physically abused as children (Encyclopedia of Women and Gender). 
70%

LINKED TO ORGANIZED CRIME

70% of sex trafficking is linked to organized crime (Real Stories: Legal Efforts to Curb Sex Trafficking). 
75%

ATTEMPT SUICIDE

75% of prostituted women have attempted suicide (Prostitution: Factsheet on Human Rights Violations).  
12-14

AVERAGE AGE

12-14 is the average age for girls trafficked into prostitution in the United States.

632000

PIMP’S YEARLY INCOME

Working nearly seven days a week, four women meeting a daily quota of $500 per night would earn their pimp an estimated $632,000 according to the research of the Polaris Project.

WHERE IT’S HAPPENING

Did you know that women and children are being forced, frauded, and coerced into what amounts to sexual slavery?

ESCORT SERVICES

Whether a “date” is acquired on Craigslist.com or Backpage.com or by calling a number on a newspaper ad, escort services are nothing more than thinly-veiled prostitution.

MASSAGE PARLORS

There are over 4,000 brothels disguised as fake massage businesses in the United States according to online lists meticulously updated by “johns” on a daily basis. 

TRUCK STOPS

Often insulated from local communities, truck stops and welcome centers are convenient places for transient customers to purchase sex with minimal concerns of detection.

STREETS, MOTELS, RESIDENTIAL

While you may think of a prostitute walking down the street, it’s more likely that she’s living and working out of a motel or local residence and setting up “dates” via phone.

WHAT WE’RE LAUNCHING

In an effort to raise awareness of sex trafficking in the US and promote positive solutions, we are launching:

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STORIES OF HOPE & FREEDOM

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DOCUMENTARY

Executive produced and narrated by Natalie Grant and released into stores nationwide by Word Films, the feature-length documentary features six modern-day abolitionists as they fight sex trafficking across America. Journeying to six US cities, the documentary opens the viewer’s eyes to what’s happening down the street “in plain sight”. Through engaging interviews with numerous victims of sex trafficking, the force, coercion, and deception of the children and women becomes apparent. In the midst of the darkness, stories of hope and freedom emerge as each survivor shares how she was impacted through the work of a sex trafficking aftercare home.

sex trafficking curriculum group study guide

PERSONAL & GROUP STUDY

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31 DAY STUDY GUIDE

Available on Amazon.com now and released into stores nationwide, the IN PLAIN SIGHT: 31 Day Devotional & Group Study Guide is a faith-based journey to understand God’s heart for the vulnerable and broken within our world. While stories of sex trafficking survivors and abolitionists will be interwoven each week, the workbook is designed to be read as a daily devotional and discussion guide – challenging you and your group to cultivate compassion and start taking action in your own community.

SONGS OF HOPE & FREEDOM

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MUSIC ALBUM

To help fund the work of Hope for Justice and released into stores by Word Records, we have compiled an accompanying music album featuring hymns recorded by well-known artists who turn our attention to the hope and healing needed to overcome this darkness. Not only is this an album that can be enjoyed on your own, we hope you’ll utilize the songs in a time of weekly worship as you gather with your small group (lyrics included in the back of the group study guide).

OUR TEAM

We’ve assembled a dedicated team of professionals to produce IN PLAIN SIGHT including:

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, NARRATOR

NATALIE GRANT

Grammy-nominated recording artist, advocate for victims of human trafficking, & co-founder of Hope for Justice.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, COAUTHOR

DAVID TROTTER

Documentary filmmaker, speaker, & writer inspiring you to leverage your life for the good of others.

DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER, EDITOR

NOAH LAMBERTH

Award-winning filmmaker who travels the world to capture unique stories for performers, corporations, & non-profits.

CO-PRODUCER, WRITER

TROY LAMBERTH

Executive Producer of Haven Today Radio and Adjunct Professor of Communication Arts at Providence Christian College.

COMPOSER

RAN JACKSON

An award-winning artist, writer, producer, & composer who has toured the globe and shared stages with some of music’s biggest hitmakers.

CINEMATOGRAPHER, EDITOR

AUSTIN THOMPSON

Lead cinematographer and editor for Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, CA.

CO-AUTHOR

STACIA FREEMAN

US Director of Hope for Justice.

VISUAL DESIGN, MOTION GRAPHICS

DIRK DALLAS

13 years of film, television, photography and design production experience and a Professor of Digital Media at California Baptist University in Southern California.