Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

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CASA OF LOS ANGELES
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WHAT IS
CSEC
?
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Children
Sexual activity involving a child in
exchange for something of value, or
promise thereof, to the child or another
person or persons.
The child is treated as a commercial and
sexual object.
CSEC is a form violence against
children.
National Human Trafficking Hotline. 
Child Trafficking Part 1: Recognizing the Risks and Signs. 
Retrieved February  25, 2019, from http://www.casaforchildren.org/atf/cf/%7B9928cf18-ede9-4aeb-9b1b-
3faa416a6c7b%7D/021219%20NETWORK%20WEBINAR%20-%20CHILD%20TRAFFICKING%20PART%201.PDF
WHAT DOES
CSEC
LOOK LIKE?
Sex trafficking
Child pornography
Child sex tourism
Trading sex to meet basic needs often
referred to as “survival sex.”
Street/Gang-based sex work
Escort services
Phone sex lines
Private parties
Interfamilial pimping
Internet-based exploitation.
Walker, K. (2013). California Child Welfare Council, Ending The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of Children: A Call For Multi-System Collaboration In California. Retrieved from http://youthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ending-CSEC-A-Call-
for-Multi-System_Collaboration-in-CA.pdf.
3 Throughout this report, we use the term trafficker to refer to individuals who financially or otherwise benefit from victims of commercial sexual exploitation or trafficking. Other terms often used for traffickers are exploiters, pimps, purchasers,
buyers, and johns.
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PATHWAYS
OF ENTRY
INTO
CSEC
Seduction or coercion
Violence and force (kidnapping)
Gang related
Peer recruitment
Self-exploited (survival sex or
“renegades”)
False advertising for 
modeling
,
acting
, 
dancing
Internet enticement through chat rooms
or profile sharing sites
Parents/Family
of Entry into CSEC
TRAFFICKERS’
PATTERN OF
BEHAVIORS
Create an illusion of family structure
Often initiate as intimate partners and
involve behaviors similar to intimate
partner violence, controlling,
degrading, threatening
Becomes role model/parent figure
Occasionally provide indulgences
May use drug/alcohol to further
manipulate youth
DYNAMICS
BETWEEN
TRAFFICKERS
AND  YOUTH WHO
ARE IDENTIFIED
AS CSEC
Targeted
Tricked
Traumatized
EXITING
THE LIFE
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MYTH OR TRUTH?
People who buy sex with minors
or engage in the sale of sex with
minors are caught and punished
for these crimes.
 
MYTH
 
Despite laws in every state that
enable the prosecution of these
individuals and despite the hard
work of prosecutors and law
enforcement in many
jurisdictions, those who sexually
exploit children and adolescents
have largely escaped
accountability.
MYTH OR TRUTH?
Help is readily available for
victims and survivors of
commercial sexual exploitation
and sex trafficking.
 
MYTH
 
There are too few services to
meet current needs. The
services that do exist are
unevenly distributed
geographically, lack adequate
resources, and vary in their
ability to provide specialized
care.
MYTH OR TRUTH?
It is easy for professionals who interact
with minors to recognize victims,
survivors, and youth at risk of
commercial sexual exploitation and
sex trafficking.
 
MYTH
 
Many teachers, doctors and
nurses, child welfare workers,
and other individuals who
interact with youth are unaware
that commercial sexual
exploitation and sex trafficking
of minors occur in their
communities or lack the
knowledge or training to
identify and respond to them.
 
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A
DVOCACY
 
AND
 A
CTIVITIES
TRAUMA-
INFORMED
APPROACH
CASA
ACTIVITIES
 
Allow the young person to
fully express themselves
recognize their feelings as
real and important without
condoning
abuse/exploitation.
 
Advocate for needs
related to identification,
medical attention, mental
health resources housing,
etc.
 
Prove to your young person
that you are truly on their
side. A CASA is often the
only consistent adult in a
foster youth’s life, and can
provide them with a sense
of stability in an otherwise
chaotic system.
SPECIFIC
ADVOCACY
GOALS
Advocate for Saving Innocence Worker
Work with youth to explore career
opportunities
Collaborate with youth and team to
make a safety plan
Connect youth to more intensive
therapeutic services e.g., EMDR
Request secondary DCFS social worker
for extra support
Request Restoration Funds
SAFETY PLANNING:
HARM-REDUCTION
APPROACH
Understand a youth may not be ready to
acknowledge or change their current
behaviors or choices
Accepting their choice and providing
resources/plans to reduce harm as much
as possible
Encourage your youth to identify their
top 3 people to provide additional
support
PROHIBITED
CASA
ACTIVITIES
Picking up youth when AWOL
Communicating with trafficker
Do not share CSEC status with the court
unless it has been confirmed by
DCFS/the court (there is a CSEC unit
assigned or youth has openly disclosed
to team, etc.)
WHAT TO DO
WHEN YOUR
YOUTH IS
AWOL?
SELF
CARE
Ask for support from your supervisor
Disengage from your case for week
Seek support in your community
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DID YOU KNOW?
AB1227 Human Trafficking
prevention education and
training ACT: AB1227 requires
all California public schools to
offer education and training on
human trafficking identification
and prevention in order to avert
children from being exploited
for labor or sex.
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The number of their social worker
DCFS Command Post
Number of their CASA
The National Hotline which is available 24/7
and has resources across the country
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-
331-9473
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
(RAINN): 1-800-656-4673
National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-
RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)
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CLCHT is a forum for practitioners, experts, and those
interested inhuman trafficking in California to come
together to discuss current trafficking related
legislation in California and receive insight and
guidance on policy advocacy
The call is the last Friday of every month from 11 AM-12
PM PST/2-4 PM EST.
Join the call:
https:  
www.uberconfrence.com/castla
Dial in number:866-383-9568
No PIN Needed
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THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
ASSISTS CSEC YOUTH (UP TO AGE 21)
WITH DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO
SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATION AND
TRANSTION TO INDEPENDENCE
https://kids-alliance.org/programs/csec/
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Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) involves the sexual activity of children in exchange for something of value and is considered a form of violence against children. CSEC can manifest in various forms such as sex trafficking, child pornography, and survival sex. Factors such as access to the internet, homelessness, and exposure to domestic violence can increase the risk of children becoming victims. Statistics show a significant number of child victims in foster care are at risk of CSEC.

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  • Child exploitation
  • Human trafficking
  • Child welfare
  • Risk factors

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  1. COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION CHILDREN (CSEC) & CASA ADVOCACY CASA OF LOS ANGELES

  2. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Sexual activity involving a child in exchange for something of value, or promise thereof, to the child or another person or persons. WHAT IS CSEC? The child is treated as a commercial and sexual object. CSEC is a form violence against children. National Human Trafficking Hotline. Child Trafficking Part 1: Recognizing the Risks and Signs. Retrieved February 25, 2019, from http://www.casaforchildren.org/atf/cf/%7B9928cf18-ede9-4aeb-9b1b- 3faa416a6c7b%7D/021219%20NETWORK%20WEBINAR%20-%20CHILD%20TRAFFICKING%20PART%201.PDF

  3. Sex trafficking Child pornography Child sex tourism Trading sex to meet basic needs often referred to as survival sex. WHAT DOES CSEC LOOK LIKE? Street/Gang-based sex work Escort services Phone sex lines Private parties Interfamilial pimping Internet-based exploitation. Walker, K. (2013). California Child Welfare Council, Ending The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of Children: A Call For Multi-System Collaboration In California. Retrieved from http://youthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ending-CSEC-A-Call- for-Multi-System_Collaboration-in-CA.pdf. 3 Throughout this report, we use the term trafficker to refer to individuals who financially or otherwise benefit from victims of commercial sexual exploitation or trafficking. Other terms often used for traffickers are exploiters, pimps, purchasers, buyers, and johns.

  4. WHO DOES CSEC INVOLVE?

  5. WHAT WE KNOW: CHILDREN INVOLVED IN FOSTER CARE HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF BECOMING VICTIMS.

  6. In 2013, 60% of child victims the FBI recovered were from foster care. In 2017, 14% of children reported missing were likely victims of sex trafficking, and 88% of those had been in child welfare. THE STATS More than 300,000 young people in the US are considered "at risk" of sexual exploitation. Most human trafficking cases have been reported in California, Texas, and Florida. But every state in the US has reports of human trafficking. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/human-trafficking-in-the-us-facts-statistics-2019-7-1028361786?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery#it-is- estimated-that-between-18-000-and-20-000-victims-are-trafficked-into-the-united-states-every-year-6 9/21/2024

  7. RISK FACTORS FOR CSEC CAN INCLUDE Access to the internet and social media Wanting to belong LGBTQ+ identifying Friends/Family in CSEC Homelessness Exposure to domestic violence Childhood Abuse Living in a group home* Running away from home Longing to be loved

  8. Seduction or coercion Violence and force (kidnapping) Gang related Peer recruitment PATHWAYS OF ENTRY INTO CSEC Self-exploited (survival sex or renegades ) False advertising for modeling , acting , dancing Internet enticement through chat rooms or profile sharing sites Parents/Familyof Entry into CSEC

  9. Create an illusion of family structure Often initiate as intimate partners and involve behaviors similar to intimate partner violence, controlling, degrading, threatening TRAFFICKERS PATTERN OF BEHAVIORS Becomes role model/parent figure Occasionally provide indulgences May use drug/alcohol to further manipulate youth

  10. Targeted DYNAMICS BETWEEN TRAFFICKERS AND YOUTH WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS CSEC Tricked Traumatized

  11. Thinking about exiting Reintroduced EXITING THE LIFE Preparing to leave Leaving

  12. MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

  13. MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS MYTH OR TRUTH? MYTH People who buy sex with minors or engage in the sale of sex with minors are caught and punished for these crimes. Despite laws in every state that enable the prosecution of these individuals and despite the hard work of prosecutors and law enforcement in many jurisdictions, those who sexually exploit children and adolescents have largely escaped accountability.

  14. MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS MYTH OR TRUTH? MYTH Help is readily available for victims and survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. There are too few services to meet current needs. The services that do exist are unevenly distributed geographically, lack adequate resources, and vary in their ability to provide specialized care.

  15. MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS MYTH OR TRUTH? MYTH Many teachers, doctors and nurses, child welfare workers, and other individuals who interact with youth are unaware that commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors occur in their communities or lack the knowledge or training to identify and respond to them. It is easy for professionals who interact with minors to recognize victims, survivors, and youth at risk of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking.

  16. RED FLAGS Loyalty to positive feelings toward pimp/trafficker History of: Sexual assault, Homelessness, AWOL, Truancy Does not consider self a victim Unexplained expensive items Has an older intimate partner Demeanor exhibiting fear, anxiety, depression, submissiveness, tenseness, nervousness Excess amount of cash in their possession (may be reluctant to explain its source) Injuries/signs of physical abuse (that they may be reluctant to explain) Overly familiar with sex acts and sex terms Sexualized behaviors If you feel comfortable telling me, where did you go while you were AWOL? Inconsistencies when describing and recounting events Prepaid cash cards/prepaid cellphones (multiple)

  17. HOW CASAS CAN BE INVOLVED? ADVOCACYAND ACTIVITIES

  18. INFORMATION GATHERING Connect with necessary case parties (CSW, Attorney & CLC Case Manager) Participate in multi- disciplinary team meetings (MDT) Meetings Work with Advocate Supervisor to understand available CSEC resources.

  19. Empowerment/ Collaborate People need safety first TRAUMA- INFORMED APPROACH Validate the young person s strengths and meet them where they are at. Support Healing Enlightened witness

  20. Allow the young person to fully express themselves recognize their feelings as real and important without condoning abuse/exploitation. VALIDATE FEELINGS Advocate for needs related to identification, medical attention, mental health resources housing, etc. ADVOCATE FOR RESOURCES CASA ACTIVITIES Prove to your young person that you are truly on their side. A CASA is often the only consistent adult in a foster youth s life, and can BE A CONSISTENT SUPPORT PERSON IN YOUTH S LIFE provide them with a sense of stability in an otherwise chaotic system.

  21. Advocate for Saving Innocence Worker Work with youth to explore career opportunities Collaborate with youth and team to make a safety plan SPECIFIC ADVOCACY GOALS Connect youth to more intensive therapeutic services e.g., EMDR Request secondary DCFS social worker for extra support Request Restoration Funds

  22. Understand a youth may not be ready to acknowledge or change their current behaviors or choices SAFETY PLANNING: HARM-REDUCTION APPROACH Accepting their choice and providing resources/plans to reduce harm as much as possible Encourage your youth to identify their top 3 people to provide additional support

  23. Picking up youth when AWOL Communicating with trafficker PROHIBITED CASA ACTIVITIES

  24. Do not share CSEC status with the court unless it has been confirmed by DCFS/the court (there is a CSEC unit assigned or youth has openly disclosed to team, etc.) A NOTE ON CONFIDENTIALITY

  25. Stay active and in contact with case parties (family, CSW & attorney) Ask your supervisor about CSEC continuing education opportunities (webinars, books, classes) WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR YOUTH IS AWOL? Attend a CSEC share & support group at CASA Ask your supervisor about Short- term Advocacy opportunities

  26. WHAT TO SAY/ASK WHEN THE YOUTH RETURNS Is there a way we can support you differently, so you don t feel the need to AWOL? I am here to talk, if you need me. What led you to AWOL? If the youth reports to being sexually active, ensure they have access to health resources. If you feel comfortable telling me, where did you go while you were AWOL? Would you be open to discussing a safety plan?

  27. Ask for support from your supervisor SELF CARE Disengage from your case for week Seek support in your community

  28. RESOURCES DID YOU KNOW? AB1227 Human Trafficking prevention education and training ACT: AB1227 requires all California public schools to offer education and training on human trafficking identification and prevention in order to avert children from being exploited for labor or sex.

  29. ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO MEMORIZE THESE The number of their social worker DCFS Command Post Number of their CASA The National Hotline which is available 24/7 and has resources across the country National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866- 331-9473 Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN): 1-800-656-4673 National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800- RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)

  30. INFO@SAVINGINNOCENCE.ORG (323) 379-4232

  31. COALITION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY & TRAFFICKING (CAST) CLCHT is a forum for practitioners, experts, and those interested inhuman trafficking in California to come together to discuss current trafficking related legislation in California and receive insight and guidance on policy advocacy The call is the last Friday of every month from 11 AM-12 PM PST/2-4 PM EST. Join the call: https: www.uberconfrence.com/castla Dial in number:866-383-9568 No PIN Needed

  32. THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDRENS RIGHTS ASSISTS CSEC YOUTH (UP TO AGE 21) WITH DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATION AND TRANSTION TO INDEPENDENCE https://kids-alliance.org/programs/csec/

  33. Building long-term, trusting relationship is at the heart of this work. There are a range of therapeutic modalities that work to help victims build self-esteem, empowerment and reconnect with themselves. REMEMBER Being an active support for the youth, even through challenging times, is the most important role you can play. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/human-trafficking-in-the-us-facts-statistics-2019-7-1028361786?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery#it-is- estimated-that-between-18-000-and-20-000-victims-are-trafficked-into-the-united-states-every-year-6 9/21/2024

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