It can happen to anyone,
anytime, anywhere.
Sex trafficking is when a person is lured or manipulated to sell their body for sex to make money for someone else.
Watch these real stories of sex trafficking survivors
Eva’s
Story
Red
Flags!
Recruiters can be victims themselves, being forced or threatened by traffickers. They often lure victims
with promises of acceptance and an exciting life.
- Hotel room with alcohol, drugs, older guys
- Ali encouraging drinking and drugs
- Josh asking if Eva’s ever modelled before
- Ali becoming pushy and making Eva feel like she owes Josh
- Ali saying that’s just how it works if you want to hang out with us
- Ali insisting she’ll handle the money and keep Eva safe
Kaye’s
Story
Red
Flags!
Traffickers will make you feel special. They may say I love you really fast and talk about your future together. This is to earn your trust so you will do whatever they ask.
- Random DM from an older guy
- Relationship moving quickly – from texting, sexting to dating
- Buying Kaye gifts and showering her with attention
- Becoming jealous and controlling, wanting to know who she is texting and taking her phone
- Isolating Kaye from her friends
- Asking Kaye to have sex with a stranger ‘just this one time’
- Making Kaye feel like she owed him
- Threatening to tell Kaye’s family and friends
Thank
You
Covenant House Toronto is grateful for the survivors and anti-human trafficking advocates who consulted with us, especially Voices For Change. We also extend a heartfelt thanks to the agencies that donated their time to this campaign:
TAXI, OMD Canada and Hill & Knowlton.