"This report serves to inform professionals, parents, and youth about the dangers of online predatory practices to connect, recruit, and sell youth for sex. This report outlines themes which include access and the ability to connect to more vulnerable youth online, the ease of assessing vulnerabilities online, online grooming to form quicker relationships, the use of self-erasing technology and/or developing a second persona to traffick youth, and moving youth from online to in-person. Quotes from professionals presented are used to explain each theme. At the end of this report, we provide a sample list of social media sites, describe how they are used, and provide what parents and youth can do to educate themselves and reduce online risk." (Page 3)