K-LOVE Closer Look: Teens Chatting On Social Media Vulnerable To Human Traffickers
\u201cJust so you know, some kids that are trafficked actually aren\u2019t taken from their home \u2013 they still live at their house.\u201d How does this happen? Social media chats. Expert tricksters spend months -- or even years -- lying to build friendship. Your good and smart kid may believe their online friend is their age \u201cby the time they went to meet this person, it wasn\u2019t who they thought they were.\u201d Once the youth is tricked into sexually explicit activities they may be too afraid to tell you. K-LOVE's Felipe Aguilar reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]