A 2002 Justice Department study suggested that more than 1.6 million American juveniles run away or are kicked out of their home each year. Ernie Allen, a former president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, has estimated that at least 100,000 kids are sexually trafficked each year in the United States.
Perhaps they aren’t a priority because they’re seen as asking for it, not as victims.
Child Sexual Exploitation • CyberTipline hits 2 million reports
http://www.missingkids.com/cybertipline/2million
When Emily Was Sold for Sex
by Nicholas Kristof
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/opinion/kristof-when-emily-was-sold-for-sex.html?ref=opinion
A 2002 Justice Department study suggested that more than 1.6 million American juveniles run away or are kicked out of their home each year. Ernie Allen, a former president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, has estimated that at least 100,000 kids are sexually trafficked each year in the United States.
Perhaps they aren’t a priority because they’re seen as asking for it, not as victims.