Posted on March 5, 2015 by Sen. Patrick Leahy and Holly Austin Smith in Huffington Post Huffington Post, By Sen. Patrick Leahy and Holly Austin Smith It is hard to think of a more despicable crime than the buying and selling of other human beings, especially children. Yet we know that it is happening right here in America, every day. Each year, thousands of children are bought and sold for sex. That should keep all of us awake at night.