Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

If you’re in “the life”, we can help. We know women (and men) who have been where you are, done what you’ve done, don’t judge, and want to help.

Did you know????????

The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is:

• Sexual activity involving a child in exchange for something of value, or promise thereof, to the child or another person or persons.
• The child is treated as a commercial and sexual object.
• CSEC is a form violence against children.

CSEC includes:

• street prostitution
• pornography
• stripping
• erotic/nude massage
• escort services
• phone sex lines
• private parties
• gang-based prostitution
• interfamilial pimping
• forms of Internet-based exploitation

OJJDP CSEC Community
Intervention Project Curriculum

Resources:

• Know Before You Go: Avoiding "The Life"
• CSEC Resources