Which action defines human trafficking involving a minor for sexual servitude?

• A. He or she knowingly obtains, recruits, entices, solicits, induces, threatens, isolates, harbors, holds, restrains, transports, provides, or maintains any minor for the purpose of causing a minor to engage in sexual servitude.
• B. Traffic of adults only.
• C. Providing safe housing for a minor.
• D. Encouraging a minor to pursue education.

Answer: (A)

Defining human trafficking involving a minor for sexual servitude centers on acts that recruit and exploit a minor for sexual purposes. The best choice lists a broad range of actions—obtaining, recruiting, enticing, soliciting, inducing, threatening, isolating, harboring, holding, restraining, transporting, providing, or maintaining a minor—done with knowledge and intent, for the purpose of causing the minor to engage in sexual servitude. This captures both the methods used to control a minor and the objective of forcing sexual acts for someone else’s gain. The other options don’t fit because they refer to actions that involve adults only, or to protective or positive actions that do not amount to trafficking.