Surviving the Music Industry: Trafficking, Healing & the Fight for Accountability

Surviving the Music Industry: Trafficking, Healing & the Fight for AccountabilityFeaturing Ilonka DeatonIn this powerful episode of Not On My Watch, host April Moss sits down with survivor, advocate, and recording artist Ilonka Deaton, who shares her journey of overcoming six years of trafficking within the music industry and dedicating her life to protecting others from exploitation.Deaton reveals how trafficking often hides behind influence, opportunity, and institutional protection — and why the fight to defend children must include cultural courage, parental vigilance, and legal accountability. Ilonka brings both lived experience and policy expertise to the front lines of reform, including testimony before judiciary committees and survivor-informed legal advocacy that has reached the United States Supreme Court.Ilonka also discusses how God brought healing and restoration through faith and her music.In this episode, you’ll learn:How trafficking operates inside systems of power and silenceWhat parents must know about grooming and manipulation tacticsThe connection between trafficking, pornography, and cultural breakdownWhy legal reforms and institutional accountability are essential to protecting childrenHow survivors can find healing, identity, and freedom through faithRead More: This episode is produced by America’s Future Project Defend & Protect Our Children (PDPC). Subscribe to the PDPC Bulletin for critical updates, parental tools, and ways to take action in your community.This podcast is powered by AmericasFuture, Inc. Learn more about this 501c3 non-profit hereWATCH THE PODCASTTo watch Not On My Watch, visit The Not On My Watch Show – Be Inspired To Get Involved - America's FutureSubscribe to our Rumble channel : https://rumble.com/c/AmericasFuture?e9s=src_v1_saFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook: (20+) FacebookTwitter: (2) America's Future USA (@amerifuture) / XInstagram: Americas Future USA (@americasfutureusa) • Instagram photos and videos