This content was created by Dr. John A. King. This content was uploaded by Dr. John A. King. This is a YouTube video titled "The Fight to Stop Human Sex Trafficking on The Doctors Part 2" (published 2017-10-01). It is a panel-style talk show segment on The Doctors featuring multiple participants: a male survivor/guest (John), a survivor named Anna, Sadvi Sidali Shree (director/producer of the documentary Stopping Traffic and survivor), and show hosts/interviewers (labeled here as Speaker B and Speaker D). The discussion addresses the scale of human sex trafficking in the U.S. and worldwide, male victimization, survivor recovery strategies (counseling, restoration programs, creative expression), prevention via education, signs to watch for, and promotion of the documentary and resources. The excerpt contains mature subject matter and directs viewers to resources and a link to the film.
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It's in all 50 states, it's in DC, all throughout the world. It is a $150 billion, with a B, dollar industry annually. Right, and there's, there's a misconception that it doesn't happen on US soil, that somehow it's happening only in other countries, and it's just absolutely not true. Every year about 50,000 are brought into the US, or maybe they were already in the US, And to your point, John, 1 out of 10 victims tends to be males. We don't even really know the numbers though, because as both of you guys have experienced, there's a lot of stigma around talking about it, not even know that you're a part of it until you've really successfully emerged from it. And that's what I wanna talk to both of you about. Anna, what helped you to get through this?
I got a lot of my healing through counseling. I went into a restoration program and did some even more in-depth counseling, just practicing that self-care and Finding more identity in who I am now versus what I went through because I'm a thriver, you know, I'm an overcomer, I'm not a victim anymore.
John, what have you done, especially for other men who might be victims? How have you gone through it for yourself and what have you heard when you've interacted with other victims?
You know, I'm an old rugby player and a boxer, so we're a little slow and we like a good fight. And I think that's the only thing that kept me in the game. And through the process, I actually started to write a bunch of poetry and post it anonymously just for my own purging, trying to reconcile this stuff. But the response I started to get back from men and spouses of men who were abused, and all of a sudden we end up with these people that we're trying to help. And I wasn't interested. I didn't— I was just doing stuff, you know. I went from left brain to right brain, and here I am, you know, gazing at stars and writing poetry. And I thought, You know what? If if there's no one was there for me, if there was no one to speak to me, then then maybe there's a chance for me to be a voice for them.
What I love that the two of you represent that you can survive, you can recover. Obviously, in an ideal world, we would be able to prevent these cases from occurring. Their stories and others like them are highlighted in a new documentary. It's directed and produced by Sadvi Sidali Shree. It's called Stopping Traffic, and. Not only is she the director, an expert on the subject of human trafficking, she was also a sexual abuse survivor. What can we do to stop so much human sex trafficking?
Well, first and foremost, I think it comes down to education. Parents need to be educated, the school system needs to be educated. Also, politicians need to be educated on this horrific crime. Then we'll be able to, you know, see kids in school And maybe pick out the signs and symptoms either of sexual abuse at home or possible trafficking symptoms.
As a parent, because this is so pervasive, what are, what are some things to look out for?
You can't profile them in the sense that they are across all different races, they're both genders, different ages. It doesn't matter if you're rich or you're poor, you know, if you're vulnerable, they will come after you. And so You know, we need to take a step back. We need to stop commodifying women or men. We need to stop watching porn. We need to stop clicking on that image because as long as those temptations are there and you haven't mastered yourself, you will fall into it. And people are being bought and sold because of this.
It's tough to imagine the scale of this problem, and I think we can all play a part. I wanna thank the 3 of you for raising awareness.
So very important.
And you can find out how you can help stop human trafficking, and you can also We'll have a link below where you can see the film. It's called Stopping Traffic. We'll have resources on our website.
