Welcome to The Heart Beat, our regular check-in on the pulse of the community. On The Heart Beat, we will regularly highlight current stories and essential resources related to power-based violence.In our first episode, we’re covering the recently released batch of Jeffrey Epstein files and what they reveal about power, exploitation, and critical conversations around age of consent.In the U.S., children (17 years old or younger) participating in commercial sexual activity is always considered trafficking under federal law.