If the trafficked person
consented to be in their initial situation, then it cannot be human trafficking or against their will
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All commercial sex is human trafficking
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Human trafficking always involves physical violence (or threats of)
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Human trafficking involves moving, traveling or transporting a person across state or national borders
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Only women and girls can be victims and survivors of sex trafficking
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All immigrants smuggled into the U.S. enter willingly
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Only undocumented foreign nationals get trafficked in the U.S.
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Human trafficking only happens in illegal or underground industries
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All human trafficking involves commercial sex
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A minor (under the age of 18) who declares they are participating in sex willingly is legally known as a “child prostitute.”
All people involved in human trafficking are criminals
All sex workers or "prostitutes" are willing participants
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Common Myths