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United States

Members

Established in 1991, PACT – Protect All Children from Trafficking conducts research on child sexual exploitation, including through prostitution and trafficking. PACT – Protect All Children from Trafficking conducts training sessions, raises awareness and provides educational materials about human trafficking, child sex tourism, U.S. military involvement with child sexual exploitation and child sexual exploitation in the United States. It also advocates for government policies and programmes to prevent and end the sexual exploitation of children.

PACT – Protect All Children from Trafficking

Contact: Lori Cohen
Phone: +1 718 9359192
Address: 86 Wyckoff Avenue #609 Brooklyn, NY 11237
Email: info@ecpatusa.org
Website: http:///www.ecpatusa.org

Facts

The United States is a primary destination country for children trafficked for sexual and labour exploitation.

Victims originate from almost every region of the world, especially Latin America and South East Asia.

The United States hosts a large number of websites containing child sexual abuse and exploitation material. Federal law on ‘child pornography’ prohibits the production, distribution, reception and possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation images.

Resources

The Human Trafficking Legal Centre
USA – Legal Remedies for Minor Victims of Sexual Exploitation

Year: 2019

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ECPAT USA
USA – Stamping Out Exploitation in Travel and Tourism

Year: 2019

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ECPAT USA
USA – Unpacking Human Trafficking in the Hospitality Industry

Year: 2020

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US Homeland Security
Expert Paper – Operation Angelwatch

Year: 2016

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ECPAT International
USA – Country Monitoring Report

Year: 2012

ECPAT International
Global Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism: North America

Year: 2016

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News from United States

Indicators

Age of Consent

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Extraterritoriality & Extradition

Partial

Active extraterritoriality is only applicable to certain SEC related offences (sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism, child sex trafficking) and passive extraterritoriality is not recognized for any criminal offence. Double criminality is not required the abovementioned extraterritoriality provisions, however, it is required for extradition.

US Code Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 1926 (status as of 2023)

CSAM Definition

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Background Check Required

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National Commitments

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Child Advocacy Centers

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SEC Police Unit

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Protection Standards Travel and Tourism

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Public SEC Case Data

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