It’s happening here. And you can stop it.

From back alleys to Backpage.com, suburbs to cyber sites, human beings—especially women and girls—are bought and sold for sex. No matter the medium, there’s one constant—rampant demand.

Demand Abolition is eradicating the illegal commercial sex industry in the US—and, by extension, the world—by combating the demand for purchased sex. The most efficient approach to ending sexual exploitation is targeting sex buyers: when they stop buying, the entire system of degradation collapses.

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“Jammin’ the Johns” in Phoenix

Posted by on September 6, 2016 in CEASE Network, Success Stories

CEASE Phoenix Metro, with the City of Phoenix Human Trafficking Task Force, launched a successful law enforcement initiative targeting would-be sex-buyers. Known as “Jammin’ the Johns,” the operation disrupts buyers responding to decoy ads by engaging them in conversations with law enforcement officers. They explain to the buyers how damaging the illegal sex industry is and warn them that police in the area are cracking down on buyers.  

In less than a week, Arizona officers collected the contact info of almost 2,700 potential buyers, had 229 phone conversations, and sent more than 270 would-be sex buyers to a website educating them on the harms of the sex trade.