b'He often said he would commit a murdersuicide, and I believed him.An intriguing finding from these data showedfrom envisioning a new life. My smut is all over the that 72 percent of survivors reported a belief ininternet, a survivor shared. This led me to believe spiritual forces in some manner, and 47 percentI could never have a real career, relationship, or reported being convinced that evil forces kepteven be able to explain to my future children that them in exploitation. The theme of spiritualMommy is all over the dark web in hideous ways. forces and interventions continued to resonateAdvocates should continue to combat the harms through their comments as nearly 40 percentof digital content and seek remedies for victims. reported that some spiritual encounter promptedService providers should be versed in both the their exit. This findingand others from stud- psychological burdens and legal recourses that ies by the Institute for Survivor Caretells ussurvivors may have against this type of exposure. that this population is very attuned to spiritual reality and actively seeks not only answers, butFactors that support exit faith-centric care.T o understand what motivated exit from The digital world plays a significant role in sex- exploitation, as well as the pathways sur-ual exploitation today. In this study we found thatvivors perceived, we offered four options the digital footprint their exploitation leaves behindto define their exit: Did you decide, were you (web ads, chats, camming, pornography, etc.) wasarrested, were you rescued, or did something mentioned as a condition that prevented victimshappen in your life that provoked this action? 22 WWW.CITYGATENETWORK.ORG NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025'