Cybersex Trafficking: Toward a More Effective Prosecutorial Response

Abstract

Cybersex trafficking, the trafficking of children to perform webcam sex shows for profit, is a brutal criminal innovation on the frontier between prototypical sex trafficking and child pornography. This Article evaluates how academic research, law enforcement resources, prosecutorial strategy, sentencing policy, and diplomatic mechanisms can be mobilized to more effectively combat this horrible crime.

Keywords: cybersex, child pornography, human trafficking, prosecution, sentencing, treaties, policy, criminal law, criminology

JEL Classification: K14, K42