“…Notably, childhood trauma is associated with risky sexual behavior, such as early onset of sexual activity, higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, and higher numbers of sexual partners (Dietz et al, 1999;Hillis, Anda, Felitti, Nordenberg, & Marchbanks, 2000). Youths who were lured into sex trafficking and later arrested were found to have extraordinarily high rates of every single ACE (the highest being parental neglect and sexual abuse), and higher cumulative ACE scores than non-trafficked youths (Naramore, Bright, Epps, & Hardt, 2015).…”