Who’s to Blame? Documentary Film 'TRICKED' Explores
Criminalization of Sex Trafficked Human Beings  tricked film
poster -A +A  Today I learned that sex trafficking slaves get
penalized more than the people selling and buying their
“services...”  ...And that really sucks.  Is it a reason to
legalize prostitution? That might help, because in the United
States where prostitution is illegal mostly everywhere, everyone
involved is treated like they committed a crime, even if they
were forced or coerced.  I found this out when I spoke to Jane
Wells, the creator of the film TRICKED, which documents elements
of the sex trafficking industry in the United States. She’s been
working on the film since 2010. It has taken over three years of
research and she worked with a number of NGOs to learn about the
issue. She and her team traveled all over the country looking
for stories. They interviewed everyone- from the women who were
often coerced into selling their bodies to law enforcement. “We
were lucky to join [with] polic