Prevent Child sexual abuse, Exploitation, & trafficking
The average age a teen enters the sex trade in the US is 12 to 14 years old. Many victims are runaway girls who were sexually abused as children.
70 million is the amount of the number of child sexual abuse files reviewed by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in 2019.
1 in 5 victims of online grooming are age 11 and under.
1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before age 18.
Research shows that prevention education can interrupt cycles of grooming and increase reports
What is The Jenna Quinn Law?
The Jenna Quinn Law is federal legislation named after survivor Jenna Quinn.
" Jenna Quinn has been an outspoken advocate for survivors of child sexual abuse and was the driving force behind what is known as Jenna’s Law in Texas. Unanimously passed by the Texas State Senate and House, Jenna’s Law was the first child sexual abuse prevention law in the U.S. that mandates K-12 trainings for students and school staff and was amended in 2017 to include sex trafficking prevention education in schools. More than half of all states have adopted a form of Jenna’s Law." - U. S. Senator John Cornyn
The Jenna Quinn Law would
- Promote Community-Based Prevention Education and Training for Teachers, Caregivers, and Students.
- Authorize federal grants to eligible entities for increasing evidence-based or informed training on sexual abuse prevention education and reporting to teachers and school employees, students, caregivers, and other adults who work with children.
- Ensure these grant recipients coordinate with local educational agencies to train students, professionals and volunteers who work with students on sexual abuse prevention, recognition and reporting.
Pass the Jenna Quinn Law
The United States Senate passed The Jenna Quinn Law unanimously with a 100 - 0 vote, not once, but twice in 2020 and 2022.
So far the U.S. House of Representatives has failed to pass The Jenna Quinn Law.
It's a simple question. Does the U.S. House of Representatives want to stop the sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking of children or not?
Please help get The Jenna Quinn Law passed now.