The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 » defines sex trafficking as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtaining of a person for a commercial sex act. It has since been revised twice to include the production of child porn, and that the defense “I didn’t know how old the victim was” will no longer hold in a court of law.
It also acknowledges that demand for commercial sex is the primary cause of human trafficking and that we will not be able to eliminate it without addressing the demand.
For Help Finding Resources or to Learn More
For more information, please visit the National Human Trafficking Resource Center » or call 1-888-373-7888.
Definition of Exploitation
The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) is any activity where the child is treated as a commercial and sexual object to be used, sold or traded in exchange for something of value.
For more information, please visit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children » or call 1-800-THE-LOST.
County Trafficking Intervention Coordinators
If you are curious about efforts being done in your county or how to get involved, please contact your county team lead or the statewide trafficking intervention coordinator Amanda Swanson at CombatingTrafficking@doj.state.or.us.
Task Force: Linn/Benton Anti Trafficking Coalition*
Elizabeth Bauermeister, ebauermeis@samhealth.org
Benton County, Oregon
*Not yet formally certified
Task Force: Clackamas County Sex Trafficking Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
Lead: Chelsey Serrell, chelseys@safetycompass.org
Co-lead: Rusty Amos, RussellAmo@co.clackamas.or.us
Clackamas County, Oregon
Task Force: Anti-Trafficking Alliance of Central Oregon (Deschutes)
Website: www.werespond.org »
Lead: Ashley Johnson, ajohnson@jbarj.org
Deschutes County, Oregon
Task Force: Anti-Trafficking Alliance of Central Oregon (Crook)
Website: www.werespond.org »
Lead: Ashley Johnson, ajohnson@jbarj.org
Crook County, Oregon
Task Force: Anti-Trafficking Alliance of Central Oregon (Jefferson)
Website: www.werespond.org »
Lead: Ashley Johnson, ajohnson@jbarj.org
Jefferson County, Oregon
Task Force: Douglas County CSEC Response Team
Lead: Marion Pearson, MarionPearson@chiwest.com
Douglas County, Oregon
Task Force: Jackson County Coalition Against Sex Trafficking
Lead: Rosa Van Gordon, rvangordon@community-works.org
Jackson County, Oregon
Task Force: Klamath County Trafficking Task Force
Lead: Taylor Thomas, taylor.t@klamathadvocacycenter.org
Klamath County, Oregon
Task Force: Lane County CSEC MDT
Website: ecaseylane.org »
Lead: Katie Gregory, katie@kidsfirstcenter.net
Co-lead: Marlene Polleri, marlene@kidsfirstcenter.net
Lane County, Oregon
Task Force: Lincoln County*
Lead: Elizabeth Martinez, l.martinez@caclincoln-or.org
Lincoln County, Oregon
*Not yet formally certified
Task Force: Linn/Benton Anti Trafficking Coalition*
Elizabeth Bauermeister, ebauermeis@samhealth.org
Linn County, Oregon
*Not yet formally certified
Task Force: Tri-County against Trafficking Task Force “TCATT”*
Website: www.tcatt.org »
Lead: Kim DeRose, Kim.DeRose@malheurco.org
Malheur County, Oregon
*Not yet formally certified
Task Force: Marion County Human Trafficking Task Force
Lead: Claire Vogelsang, claire@safetycompass.org
Co-Lead: Meghan Kamps, MKamps@co.marion.or.us
Marion County, Oregon
Task Force: Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force (Wasco)
Lead: Jamie Shough, traffickingcoordinator@mchttf.org
Wasco County, Oregon
Task Force: Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force (Gilliam)
Lead: Jamie Shough, traffickingcoordinator@mchttf.org
Gilliam County, Oregon
Task Force: Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force (Sherman)
Lead: Jamie Shough, traffickingcoordinator@mchttf.org
Sherman County, Oregon
Task Force: Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force (Hood River)
Lead: Jamie Shough, traffickingcoordinator@mchttf.org
Hood River County, Oregon
Task Force: Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force (Wheeler)
Lead: Jamie Shough, traffickingcoordinator@mchttf.org
Wheeler County, Oregon
Task Force: Multnomah County Sex Trafficking Collaborative
Website: multcosextrafficking.org »
Email: sex.trafficking@multco.us
Multnomah County, Oregon
Task Force: Washington County Human Trafficking Task Force
Lead: Nina Dikova, nina@safetycompass.org
Co-lead: Allison Brown, Allison_brown@co.washington.or.us
Washington County, Oregon
- Task Force: Linn/Benton Anti Trafficking Coalition*
- Task Force: Clackamas County Sex Trafficking Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
- Task Force: Anti-Trafficking Alliance of Central Oregon (Deschutes)
- Task Force: Anti-Trafficking Alliance of Central Oregon (Crook)
- Task Force: Anti-Trafficking Alliance of Central Oregon (Jefferson)
- Task Force: Douglas County CSEC Response Team
- Task Force: Jackson County Coalition Against Sex Trafficking
- Task Force: Klamath County Trafficking Task Force
- Task Force: Lane County CSEC MDT
- Task Force: Lincoln County*
- Task Force: Tri-County against Trafficking Task Force “TCATT”*
- Task Force: Marion County Human Trafficking Task Force
- Task Force: Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force (Wasco)
- Task Force: Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force (Gilliam)
- Task Force: Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force (Sherman)
- Task Force: Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force (Hood River)
- Task Force: Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force (Wheeler)
- Task Force: Multnomah County Sex Trafficking Collaborative
- Task Force: Washington County Human Trafficking Task Force
For statewide questions, please contact the Human Trafficking Intervention Coordinator:
Amanda Swanson
combatingtrafficking@doj.state.or.us
We recognize that people experiencing crime have varied needs. For information about other resources that may be helpful to you, please see 211info.org ».