Sex trafficking in women and children is the second largest racket, following drugs, providing an annual revenue of $9 billion for organized crime in the U.S. The FBI estimates more than 100 criminal groups have their hands in the illicit trade which use strip clubs, massage parlors, Craigslist and other web sites to peddle their product.
In Northeast Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray said human trafficking is particularly prevalent in Ohio because “we are the crossroads of the Midwest” and victims can be sent to Chicago, Detroit, Canada and the East Coast. In Ohio roughly 2,000 adults and children being forced into prostitution and hard labor each year, a state Attorney General's Office report found.
There's also no end in sight, said state Rep. Kathleen Chandler ."It's a growing crime, mainly because it's a very profitable crime and the penalties for committing this crime have been relatively minor, compared to drug trafficking," said Chandler.
Last month the feds indicted a suspected Gambino crime family crew in New York City on prostitution charges that allegedly involved the exploitation of teen girls as young as 15.
Source: WKYC
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