Air1 Closer Look: Teens Chatting On Social Media Vulnerable To Human Traffickers

“Just so you know, some kids that are trafficked actually aren’t taken from their home – they still live at their house.” 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 “by the time they went to meet this person, it wasn’t who they thought they were.” Once the youth is tricked into sexually explicit activities they may be too afraid to tell you. Air1's Felipe Aguilar reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]