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Open-Source Research Shows Online Child Sex Trafficking and Other Criminal Activity Found on OnlyFans.com

April 27, 2022

A study conducted by the University of New Haven's Center for Forensic Investigations of Trafficking in Persons and the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative indicates that the structure of OnlyFans.com makes it difficult to pursue cases in instances of content that may depict rape or criminal assault.

Researchers and former law enforcement officials with the University/U+0026#x27;s Center for Forensic Investigations of Trafficking in Persons and the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative examined content on OnlyFans.comfeaturing possible victims of sex trafficking and discussed the challenges of investigating such crimes.

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