This is difficult to hear – but it’s critically important for you to understand.
Vulnerable children are being abducted and sold into sex trafficking at the highest rates in history.
A massive surge in immigration, skyrocketing drug use, and a 22% increase in online recruitment of victims during the pandemic are all to blame for the estimated 50,000 children who will be sold into sex trafficking in the United States this year.
Rescuing minors from their abusers and combatting the multi-billion-dollar human trafficking and child sex “industry” — which is larger than the global cocaine market — takes a great deal of resources.
As the producer of the feature film Sound of Freedom — which you have likely seen or heard about — I helped sound the alarm about the horrific realities of the $9.5 BILLION human trafficking and child sex industry.
Based on a true story, Sound of Freedom tells the gut-wrenching story of a brother and sister — Miguel and Rocío Aguilar — who were abducted and sold to be used as sex slaves … taken by organized criminals who tricked their father.
Sound of Freedom was a box office hit and gave us the platform to spread awareness about children who must be rescued from unimaginably horrific realities.
Now, through The Sound of Freedom Foundation, we identify and track cases of child abduction and trafficking, and we tirelessly search for and rescue defenseless victims.
Shockingly, the average age of victims is 12 years old and 79% of all human trafficking cases are for sexual exploitation.
In many cases, abduction occurs internationally and there are costs associated with hiring attorneys, filing petitions, and even traveling to the country where the child is located.
While the cost of returning an abducted child varies depending on the case, the truth is that the rescue of a missing child is an incredibly complex and expensive mission.
At the Sound of Freedom Foundation, we firmly believe that no family deserves to end the search for their child because there isn’t the financial ability to continue their fight!
Imagine learning that your child, grandchild, or family friend vanished and having no idea where in the world they are and if they’re being sold by sex traffickers.
It makes your stomach churn just to think about such a thing.
