Why Child Pornography is Tecnically Trafficking

**Heavy stuff today...just so you know**

Think about it. 


Trafficking is defined as: an act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harbouring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them.  (UNODC.org)


So, technically, a child who is forced to perform for the pleasure of others is being exploited. Children being used for porn are probably going to be harbored because otherwise the word would get out and someone would get in serious trouble. It's trafficking. And it's rampant.


Last night our group heard from a detective who works here in Lancaster County fighting child porn. It was a heavy evening. But it needs to be talked about. People need to know what is going on so that we can do something about it. Child porn in Lancaster County is growing, and it's growing fast. He told us that he's only been working in this department for a year and they have already made 8 arrests with another 12+ pending. Lancaster County people. Happy Amish country. If it's here, it's where you are. 


And let's go one step further. If there is porn then the obvious next step is that children are being groomed and touched. It takes everything within me not to keep my children in my sight at all times when I think about this. Knowing that there is no socio-economic demographic to it makes it worse. It's not necessarily the scary looking guy who lives next door, it could be the nice guy at church who hands out tootsie rolls. 


And here's another thought to chew on. Regular porn used to be mailed to a home wrapped in brown paper so no one else would see it. Now, if you don't look at porn you are weird. It's everywhere and it's deemed acceptable. So, in the next 40 to 50 years how far is it going to slide? It's not just pictures now, it's video footage. Will child porn ever be deemed socially acceptable? There is already the North American Man/Boy Love Association who thinks that if a man and a boy have a consensual relationship it should be no big deal. I feel sick just writing about it. 


So please, be aware. Pay attention to those around you and your kids. I know I've prayed specifically that I would have discernment to know if someone we are around has ulterior motives with my children. And pray for those in your area who fight this. Pray for the funding they need to work the cases full time. Pray for protection as they delve into this level of darkness. I can't imagine dealing with that everyday as my job. 


Sorry for the shock value this morning. But who am I helping by not talking about it?