What is Human Trafficking?

Texas Penal Code § 20A identifies four major types of trafficking:
ADULT SEX TRAFFICKING: Trafficking of adults for commercial sex by force, fraud, or coercion
ADULT LABOR TRAFFICKING: Trafficking of adults for labor by force, fraud, or coercion
CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING: Trafficking children, under the age of 18, for commercial sex by any means
CHILD LABOR TRAFFICKING: Trafficking children, under the age of 18, for labor by force, fraud, or coercion

All fall under one statute, which can be used to prosecute anyone who recruits, harbors, transports, entices, or provides another person for forced labor or sexual exploitation, as well as anyone who benefits from that labor or exploitation. Although a common misconception is that transportation or movement of the victim is required, it is not.