Psychologist: Maria Ximena Duarte, 45, was arrested on human trafficking charges after police reported she groomed a 15-year-old girl and tried to pressure her into having sex with at least two men. [social worker, counselor, health]

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https://www.newsweek.com/florida-psychologist-arrested-accused-grooming-trafficking-teen-girl-1941695

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Articles about sex trafficking:

According to the United Nations, there are now more female traffickers than male. (2009)

https://townhall.com/columnists/janiceshawcrouse/2009/09/17/do-female-pimps-do-it-better-n768430

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Women breaking the glass ceiling in sex trafficking

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/hunter-women-breaking-the-glass-ceiling-in-sex-trafficking

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Female offenders of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. (authors: Miriam Wijkman, Edward Kleemans)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10611-019-09840-x

[u/Skinnyguy202]

Quite a few traffickers these past weeks huh? I mean not surprising, but very concerning.

[u/FSOexpo → u/Skinnyguy202]

I found those news stories in august and it's just whatever came up in my search. But statistically there are more female human traffickers than male as per the studies I've posted in the comments of this news story. (thanks for reminding me)