Sexual Exploitation
Child exploitation – group | - There is more than one exploiter. - Usually for personal gratification. - Can include forced sex work. - Survivors may be moved around and exploited in various locations. - Survivors have poor living conditions. - Accommodation is organised by the exploiter/s, likely to be on their land/property. - Survivors have experienced constant abuse and are likely to be unpaid. |
Child exploitation – single | - One exploiter. - Usually for personal gratification. - Can include forced sex work. - Survivors may be moved around and exploited in various locations. - This is either in the exploiter’s business or businesses that the exploiter/s controls |
Forced sex work in one place | - Survivors hold a legal job. - Their employer is not related to their exploiter/s. - Exploiter/s take most or all of the survivor’s earnings. - Survivors are transported and exploited in one place that is specifically established for sex work. - Can include brothels or rooms in business premises. |
Forced sex work in multiple places | - Survivors are transported to various sites and forced to engage in sex work. - Survivors are often advertised on the internet. - Can include forced sex work on the street, private houses, hotels, pop-up (short term) brothels. |
Sex trafficking for personal gratification | - Survivors are transported to the exploiter/s private residence to be exploited. - Exploitation may take place for a long time. |