It could be happening right next door and you wouldn't even know. Your friendly neighbor who hosts the annual block party or the woman next door who always walks her dog at sunrise. We're talking about the average looking man or woman hosting sex trafficking rings. The state of Georgia has one of the highest rates of human trafficking and it's time we pull back the shade and shine light on this toxic trade that too often goes unnoticed.

Our guest this week is Toni Rivera, author of "Silent Screams on the Frontlines: Survival Guide and Information on Sex Trafficking and Molestation." Toni has taken her painful experiences of being molested in the sex and human trafficking arena, and turned them into fuel for her mission as New York’s one-woman army taking on the streets of New York as well as across the country, in an attempt to save the youth and inform the public and community on whats lurking in their backyards for our children.

Enjoy this week's episode of C'Mon Son! The Podcast featuring Toni Rivera.

SOME STATS:

Trafficking women and children for sexual exploitation is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world.

This, despite the fact international law and the laws of 158 countries criminalize most forms of trafficking.

Sex trafficking is a lucrative industry making an estimated $99 billion a year.
At least 20.9 million adults and children are bought and sold worldwide into commercial sexual servitude, forced labor and bonded labor.
About 2 million children are exploited every year in the global commercial sex trade.
54% of trafficking victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation.
Women and girls make up 96% of victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation.

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