Study: Phoenix becoming magnet city for child prostitution and human trafficking

PEORIA, AZ - Phoenix is becoming a magnet city for child prostitution and human trafficking.

The average age of entry into child prostitution in Phoenix and the United States is 13 years old. Up to 300,000 children are at risk in the United States for sexual exploitation according to the National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America's Prostituted Children . 

In an effort to eradicate child sex slavery some Valley students are bringing the growing problem center stage.

Dancers from Centennial, Cactus, Ironwood, Liberty, Peoria, Raymond S. Kellis and Sunrise Mountain High schools are coming together for a special performance for those without a voice.

The Second Annual Benefit Dance Concert takes place Thursday, February 9 at 7 p.m. at Centennial High School, 14388 N. 79th Avenue.

The evening of dance is inspired by the desire to illuminate the problem of human trafficking in the Phoenix area.

Tickets are $5 each and all proceeds will be donated to Streetlight Ministries . Tickets went on sale beginning 6 p.m. the evening of the event.