Circumstances have provided me with 'insight' into some human trafficking. Apparently, many of the people who would end up at an Epstein-like event consist of malignant narcissists who, because of their obsessive personalities, also become wealthy and powerful. Also because of their personality disorder, they are abusive to women, even to their own family members. The abuse included physical violence as well as incest and rape. These men trade their sex slaves to each other.

The brutalized women become dependent on their abusers something like Stockholm Syndrome, and even defend the actions of their tormentors in an interaction described as trauma-bonding.

The abusers participate in a network of other abusers. They manage to continue their situation because they have acquired power and komprimat on many others, and they leverage this insurance to prevent their prosecution. What their victims go through is nothing short of horrific, but they remain controlled and intimidated against speaking out. Any demonstration of push back results in more abuse, and death threats to those who might help.

Again, our institutions fail us, both in allowing these psychopaths to attain power and not developing means to provide safe harbor for the victims.