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The Victims - Stories of Domestic Sex Slavery

Trapped

By Noel, BRANDED Advisory Council

It was all fun and games - that's what I'm all about! We were being girls, meeting cute guys at the mall (like we always do)!

Yes, I'm a flirt, but I wouldn't call myself stupid.
I know when a guy is into me!

These guys were older, which was why it was more fun, at first.

We were only 15 and they were 18-20.

We just wanted to have fun - next thing you know we are talking about California and being models and making out and things were happening so fast!

Of course we were excited- this is a girls dream come true!

Who wouldn't be?! But how do you tell your mom?
So I just hid it because I knew they wouldn't let me go.
We went and were on top of the world for a whole 6 hours.

Then the light switched on and there we were, confused and naked.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

They took our pictures, yes.
But we were willing because we were so afraid -

There was no exit in reach.

Then they initiated us- took our bodies for himself.
I knew then, things could only get worse.
He sent my friend home on the bus -
I was more alone than I have ever been.

The next 10 days were hell.

I was sold to another pimp,
I was on the track full-time, selling my body,
I was learning the rules of the game.

They threatened my family just to make sure I wouldn't try to leave -

I was trapped.

Then the LAPD picked me up and I thought it was over!

Painful threats were still echoing in my ears and I knew this could actually happen now! Maybe again... What could I do?

They came by the house when my mom was at work and took me to Avondale, where they groomed me for Van Buren. At this point, I was afraid not for myself, but my little sister whom they knew about. I was trapped by their knowledge of my family and their threats kept me loyal.

I made so much for these pimps -
I made them so rich -
and they barely fed and clothed me.
I was practically a caged animal.