ST. MARIA GORETTI NOVENA

A Nine Day Novena for Modern Youth and Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Exploitation, and Rape

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The startling reality of sexual trafficking and abuse in our world today.

In this day and age, it can be difficult to imagine that modern-day slavery exists, and even more difficult to accept that this reality is often very close to us, closer than we realize or would like to admit. But the horrors of sexual human trafficking, abuse, and rape are very real — and ending these atrocities begins with realizing just how far they reach.

Here are a few statistics that demonstrate the scope of human trafficking and abuse in our world today:

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40-42 million — the estimated number of people enslaved in prostitution around the globe.

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Roughly one in every three trafficking victims identified is a child.

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12-14 years old is the average age for a child to enter forced prostitution.

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Human trafficking generates an estimated $150 billion in profits each year.

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