08/01/2026
As we close out our anniversary month I noticed the following as I spoke with our youth and parents that I will list below. This post is coming from a place of love to make sure adults understand the seriousness of human and s*xual trafficking of our youth. It is real, it is happening and we can prevent it if we work together.
✅Adults, please talk to our youth about the dangers of grooming and agreeing to meet someone online in person. Many times our youth are naive and have not thought about the dangers of meeting a grown man or woman at their homes places them in life and death situations. Also, they should be taught to never give a stranger they met in person or online their home address. They should be taught to tell you asap if someone requests that of them.
✅Adults, please pay close attention to anyone who takes an interest in your child to see what their motives are. Some of these adults whether family, friends, associates or strangers have ulterior motives concerning your children that is perverse.
✅Parents, please monitor your kids on social media, gaming and dating websites. Parental controls should be used if available. Please advise your child to tell you ASAP if someone is being inappropriate with them or requesting n**e photos or sending them those types of photos. If you are not around please advise them to tell a trusted adult too. Once they do, please make sure you report it to the proper authorities too.
✅As parents we have to pay attention to our kids in public. It takes a second and your child is gone. Many times they end up in human and s*xual trafficking or killed by these predators. Remember predators are amongst us and they look for the weakest to strike. Paying attention to your kids in public is vital along with making sure they know if they get lost who to contact. I was traveling and had to warn way too many parents to get off your phones, to not be distracted and to pay attention. I can spot these predators in public and they are banking on you not being able to detect them. Many parents assume they are safe, but we have predators are in every neighborhood, just check your states s*x abuse registry for your area and the areas you plan on visiting.
✅Stronger protections need to be implemented to protect our children online. Predators should not have any internet access to groom our children, to trade and possess CSAM. They should be flagged and not able to connect to the internet via their cellphones or any of the internet providers in their areas. Laws need to be strengthened and any form of human and s*xual trafficking of our children should be mandatory prison time and civil commitment once they finish their sentences.
✅Amber Alerts should apply to all kids who are missing. Too many times we know that some do not always get an Amber Alert and if they do, it is not immediately. Time is of the essence when a child goes missing. Amber Alerte do save the lives of our children!