Why We Exist
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) exists to build a world where people can live and love without sexual abuse and exploitation.
What We Do
Defend Human Dignity
We believe every human being deserves the opportunity to live life to its fullest potential
Oppose Sexual Exploitation
We mobilize legal, corporate, and legislative action to build a world free from sexual abuse and exploitation
Expose the Connections
We strike deep at the roots of the systems which support and sustain sexual abuse and exploitation
How We Work
Because forms of sexual harms overlap, reinforce, and fuel one another, our strategy is designed to combat sexual abuse and exploitation with a multi-faceted and interdisciplinary approach
Our Victories
Standing up against the darkness of sexual abuse and exploitation can feel daunting, but victory is possible in these spaces thanks to passionate allies and advocates like you. These victories represent the building blocks of a world where all people are able to live and love without sexual abuse and exploitation.
The Issues
Sexual abuse and exploitation of all kinds are pernicious, interconnected problems that harm people from all walks of life—especially the vulnerable and marginalized in our societies. These connections must be exposed and addressed, and that work begins with these issues.
The Latest
Last Girl First: CAP International Exposes the Truth About Prostitution
The Last Girl First campaign culminated in a comprehensive, two-year long research report covering 49 countries, counting 15 testimonies of survivors of prostitution, and more than 400 references.
Action Alert: Congress Must Pass the “Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act”
This law clearly states that time is up for sexual assault and harassment perpetrators who commit their crimes while using public transportation.
Wanting Pornography but Not Liking It: More Evidence of Pornography Addiction
Scientists have been able to identify several addiction-related brain changes in individuals who feel their pornography use has gotten out of control.
Why Parents Need the EARN IT Act
For everyone, but for parents and caregivers in particular, the #EARNITAct is the most important child protection legislation pending before Congress in 2022.
Last Girl First: CAP International Exposes the Truth About Prostitution
The Last Girl First campaign culminated in a comprehensive, two-year long research report covering 49 countries, counting 15 testimonies of survivors of prostitution, and more than 400 references.
Action Alert: Congress Must Pass the “Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act”
This law clearly states that time is up for sexual assault and harassment perpetrators who commit their crimes while using public transportation.
Wanting Pornography but Not Liking It: More Evidence of Pornography Addiction
Scientists have been able to identify several addiction-related brain changes in individuals who feel their pornography use has gotten out of control.
Why Parents Need the EARN IT Act
For everyone, but for parents and caregivers in particular, the #EARNITAct is the most important child protection legislation pending before Congress in 2022.
- Press Statements
Meta’s Current Policy Ignores Potential Child Abuse and Must be Changed
Meta should “err on the side of children” instead of adults
NCOSE Supports New Bills to Aid Sex Trafficking Survivors
The two bills reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 extending and updating programs for domestic human trafficking survivors.
Court Should Reverse the Dismissal of a Minor’s Lawsuit Against OmegleÂ
Anti-Trafficking Organizations and Haba Law Firm File Amicus Supporting Reversal in M.H. v. Omegle 
Cleveland Browns Owners Must Answer for Hiring Quarterback with History of Sexual Assault and MisconductÂ
WASHINGTON, DC (March 22, 2022) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) wrote to Cleveland Browns Owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam requesting that they reveal publicly what specific conditions they
Instagram’s New Family Center and Supervision Tools Fall Far Too Short in Protecting Kids
“Instagram is consistently noted as a top site used for grooming, sex trafficking, child sex abuse material, and a host of other harms.”