SIGNS SOMEONE IS BEING GROOMED FOR TRAFFICKING:

• Withdrawing from family and friends

• Being secretive

• Having a new boyfriend they won’t introduce

• Suddenly spending time with an older person

• Having new clothing they can’t afford to buy

• Not being allowed to speak for themselves

• Staying out more often and later

• Absences from school, declining school performance

• Suddenly having a new cellphone with a secret number

• Wearing more sexualized clothing