this Maryland man is guilty of trafficking a fifteen year old girl
trafficking a fifteen year old girl
trafficking a fifteen year old girl after bringing her into Delaware he
after bringing her into Delaware he
after bringing her into Delaware he along with this woman brought their
along with this woman brought their
along with this woman brought their victim to a hotel after injecting her
victim to a hotel after injecting her
victim to a hotel after injecting her several times with heroin to sell her
several times with heroin to sell her
several times with heroin to sell her for sex
for sex
for sex this man is also trafficker he forced
this man is also trafficker he forced
this man is also trafficker he forced two individuals to live together in a
two individuals to live together in a
two individuals to live together in a tin shack behind his home his victims
tin shack behind his home his victims
tin shack behind his home his victims for an adult male and a female team they
for an adult male and a female team they
for an adult male and a female team they were forced into labor and during that
were forced into labor and during that
were forced into labor and during that same time period the 14 year old girl
same time period the 14 year old girl
same time period the 14 year old girl was sexually abused by the adult male
was sexually abused by the adult male
was sexually abused by the adult male victim traffic victims are both male and
victim traffic victims are both male and
victim traffic victims are both male and female and the same is true for
female and the same is true for
female and the same is true for perpetrators this man forced two adult
perpetrators this man forced two adult
perpetrators this man forced two adult women and a sex work at a string of
women and a sex work at a string of
women and a sex work at a string of hotels and was sentenced in Maryland to
hotels and was sentenced in Maryland to
hotels and was sentenced in Maryland to 145 years in prison this criminal is now
145 years in prison this criminal is now
145 years in prison this criminal is now behind bars but the question that begs
behind bars but the question that begs
behind bars but the question that begs an answer is what’s happened to all of
an answer is what’s happened to all of
an answer is what’s happened to all of the survivors we’re recognizing the
the survivors we’re recognizing the
the survivors we’re recognizing the large gap between the needs and the
large gap between the needs and the
large gap between the needs and the resources demanding the building of a
resources demanding the building of a
resources demanding the building of a bridge for its survivors from trauma to
bridge for its survivors from trauma to
bridge for its survivors from trauma to a safe haven to build that bridge of
a safe haven to build that bridge of
a safe haven to build that bridge of hope there has to be something brighter
hope there has to be something brighter
hope there has to be something brighter on the other side we cannot ask victims
on the other side we cannot ask victims
on the other side we cannot ask victims to risk their lives by testifying in a
to risk their lives by testifying in a
to risk their lives by testifying in a courtroom we cannot ask them to
courtroom we cannot ask them to
courtroom we cannot ask them to sacrifice family members safety in
sacrifice family members safety in
sacrifice family members safety in exchange for the truth and we cannot
exchange for the truth and we cannot
exchange for the truth and we cannot expect them to leave when we cannot
expect them to leave when we cannot
expect them to leave when we cannot offer accessible alternatives in long
offer accessible alternatives in long
offer accessible alternatives in long term housing shelters are often filled
term housing shelters are often filled
term housing shelters are often filled to capacity and when there’s no safe and
to capacity and when there’s no safe and
to capacity and when there’s no safe and abiding Haven victims have no recourse
abiding Haven victims have no recourse
abiding Haven victims have no recourse and traffickers often visit shelters
and traffickers often visit shelters
and traffickers often visit shelters looking for vulnerable people who will
looking for vulnerable people who will
looking for vulnerable people who will have nowhere to go when they leave or
have nowhere to go when they leave or
have nowhere to go when they leave or perhaps one of the John’s that just
perhaps one of the John’s that just
perhaps one of the John’s that just bought them for sex could be housed in
bought them for sex could be housed in
bought them for sex could be housed in the very next room on the TEDx stage
the very next room on the TEDx stage
the very next room on the TEDx stage last year I noted there were 13,000
last year I noted there were 13,000
last year I noted there were 13,000 animal shelters in our country we have
animal shelters in our country we have
animal shelters in our country we have less than 700 beds in America for our
less than 700 beds in America for our
less than 700 beds in America for our trafficked population here are the
trafficked population here are the
trafficked population here are the results from Manaus
results from Manaus
results from Manaus you’ll survey for residential programs
you’ll survey for residential programs
you’ll survey for residential programs for survivors now data is very hard to
for survivors now data is very hard to
for survivors now data is very hard to obtain but this study estimated nearly
obtain but this study estimated nearly
obtain but this study estimated nearly 200 thousand juvenile victims every year
200 thousand juvenile victims every year
200 thousand juvenile victims every year so this does not even include adults and
so this does not even include adults and
so this does not even include adults and we have less than 700 beds to support
we have less than 700 beds to support
we have less than 700 beds to support all of them only 16 states have
all of them only 16 states have
all of them only 16 states have facilities and 28 have none with no
facilities and 28 have none with no
facilities and 28 have none with no plans to open any and our male
plans to open any and our male
plans to open any and our male population remains grossly underserved
population remains grossly underserved
population remains grossly underserved and unrecognized now in 2017 many states
and unrecognized now in 2017 many states
and unrecognized now in 2017 many states have inadequate comprehensive services
have inadequate comprehensive services
have inadequate comprehensive services and no long term housing designed for
and no long term housing designed for
and no long term housing designed for traffic victims they often live in
traffic victims they often live in
traffic victims they often live in conditions like this I’d like to quote
conditions like this I’d like to quote
conditions like this I’d like to quote part of Rachel Lloyd’s book girls like
part of Rachel Lloyd’s book girls like
part of Rachel Lloyd’s book girls like us when girls escape they can’t take
us when girls escape they can’t take
us when girls escape they can’t take anything with them starting from scratch
anything with them starting from scratch
anything with them starting from scratch is frightening and struggling in the
is frightening and struggling in the
is frightening and struggling in the first few months to feed and clothe
first few months to feed and clothe
first few months to feed and clothe yourself can exacerbate any existing
yourself can exacerbate any existing
yourself can exacerbate any existing depression also problematic is that law
depression also problematic is that law
depression also problematic is that law enforcement service providers hospital
enforcement service providers hospital
enforcement service providers hospital staff and family members have such a
staff and family members have such a
staff and family members have such a lack of understanding of the impact of
lack of understanding of the impact of
lack of understanding of the impact of trauma on these girls that they often
trauma on these girls that they often
trauma on these girls that they often consider them inherently damaged girls
consider them inherently damaged girls
consider them inherently damaged girls are labeled difficult and resistant even
are labeled difficult and resistant even
are labeled difficult and resistant even by people within the anti-trafficking
by people within the anti-trafficking
by people within the anti-trafficking field and there’s a lot of frustration
field and there’s a lot of frustration
field and there’s a lot of frustration when they return to their abusers
when they return to their abusers
when they return to their abusers rescuing trafficking victims may sound
rescuing trafficking victims may sound
rescuing trafficking victims may sound like a fantastic idea but talk to any
like a fantastic idea but talk to any
like a fantastic idea but talk to any service provider that has worked with
service provider that has worked with
service provider that has worked with these children in youth and you’ll hear
these children in youth and you’ll hear
these children in youth and you’ll hear the realities a lot more complex victims
the realities a lot more complex victims
the realities a lot more complex victims rarely rush gratefully into your open
rarely rush gratefully into your open
rarely rush gratefully into your open arms they’re not immediately compliant
arms they’re not immediately compliant
arms they’re not immediately compliant with shelter regulations they don’t
with shelter regulations they don’t
with shelter regulations they don’t trust the people trying to help them
trust the people trying to help them
trust the people trying to help them they’re tired and traumatized and
they’re tired and traumatized and
they’re tired and traumatized and hurting and lonely and scared and
hurting and lonely and scared and
hurting and lonely and scared and depressed and to them missing the life
depressed and to them missing the life
depressed and to them missing the life is as normal as breathing healing is a
is as normal as breathing healing is a
is as normal as breathing healing is a messy complicated process that’s rarely
messy complicated process that’s rarely
messy complicated process that’s rarely linear girls require intense amounts of
linear girls require intense amounts of
linear girls require intense amounts of support love and patience
support love and patience
support love and patience without someone there to honors
without someone there to honors
without someone there to honors and explained that their feelings are a
and explained that their feelings are a
and explained that their feelings are a normal reaction to an abnormal situation
normal reaction to an abnormal situation
normal reaction to an abnormal situation without practical resources like food
without practical resources like food
without practical resources like food and shelter and clothing without
and shelter and clothing without
and shelter and clothing without constant reassurance that leaving was
constant reassurance that leaving was
constant reassurance that leaving was the right thing to do and that it’s
the right thing to do and that it’s
the right thing to do and that it’s going to get better eventually
going to get better eventually
going to get better eventually and without counseling and even
and without counseling and even
and without counseling and even psychiatric care for depression and PTSD
psychiatric care for depression and PTSD
psychiatric care for depression and PTSD and the support of people that truly get
and the support of people that truly get
and the support of people that truly get it girls struggle and the alternative
it girls struggle and the alternative
it girls struggle and the alternative seems more and more attractive every day
seems more and more attractive every day
seems more and more attractive every day end quote we’re in desperate need of
end quote we’re in desperate need of
end quote we’re in desperate need of three types of shelter crisis
three types of shelter crisis
three types of shelter crisis transitional and long-term
transitional and long-term
transitional and long-term rehabilitative we need trauma-informed
rehabilitative we need trauma-informed
rehabilitative we need trauma-informed and trafficking trained staff at detox
and trafficking trained staff at detox
and trafficking trained staff at detox centers in education foster care and
centers in education foster care and
centers in education foster care and state agencies clinics hospitals and
state agencies clinics hospitals and
state agencies clinics hospitals and emergency staff must receive training
emergency staff must receive training
emergency staff must receive training and adopt protocols to respond to
and adopt protocols to respond to
and adopt protocols to respond to victims of trafficking encountered in
victims of trafficking encountered in
victims of trafficking encountered in health care facilities we need case
health care facilities we need case
health care facilities we need case managers and trauma therapists and legal
managers and trauma therapists and legal
managers and trauma therapists and legal support and advocates and all of this
support and advocates and all of this
support and advocates and all of this takes money and it’s the greatest
takes money and it’s the greatest
takes money and it’s the greatest barrier to building the necessary system
barrier to building the necessary system
barrier to building the necessary system yet the money that we do have in
yet the money that we do have in
yet the money that we do have in Delaware is being contracted out of
Delaware is being contracted out of
Delaware is being contracted out of state to the tune of hundreds of
state to the tune of hundreds of
state to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars every year we’ve
thousands of dollars every year we’ve
thousands of dollars every year we’ve been sending our miners to a neighboring
been sending our miners to a neighboring
been sending our miners to a neighboring state instead of keeping that money here
state instead of keeping that money here
state instead of keeping that money here to help build our own system so how do
to help build our own system so how do
to help build our own system so how do we build a system to support the needs
we build a system to support the needs
we build a system to support the needs of survivors how can such a monumental
of survivors how can such a monumental
of survivors how can such a monumental infrastructure be funded and what can
infrastructure be funded and what can
infrastructure be funded and what can you do the help perhaps you can invite
you do the help perhaps you can invite
you do the help perhaps you can invite training and discussion of protocols to
training and discussion of protocols to
training and discussion of protocols to your agencies for example are you a
your agencies for example are you a
your agencies for example are you a prosecutor would you be willing to
prosecutor would you be willing to
prosecutor would you be willing to explore the possibility of seeking fines
explore the possibility of seeking fines
explore the possibility of seeking fines and asset forfeiture in order to build a
and asset forfeiture in order to build a
and asset forfeiture in order to build a system that reaches beyond the state
system that reaches beyond the state
system that reaches beyond the state level and is dedicated only to
level and is dedicated only to
level and is dedicated only to trafficking survivors or perhaps you
trafficking survivors or perhaps you
trafficking survivors or perhaps you could become a licensed foster care
could become a licensed foster care
could become a licensed foster care parent willing to obtain specialized
parent willing to obtain specialized
parent willing to obtain specialized training needed to care for trafficked
training needed to care for trafficked
training needed to care for trafficked miners or you could be a mentor for a
miners or you could be a mentor for a
miners or you could be a mentor for a miner or provide transportation for
miner or provide transportation for
miner or provide transportation for adults and
adults and
adults and network of community support are you
network of community support are you
network of community support are you part of a church or a faith-based
part of a church or a faith-based
part of a church or a faith-based organization Civic and community
organization Civic and community
organization Civic and community organizations all across our country can
organizations all across our country can
organizations all across our country can make a powerful impact by joining
make a powerful impact by joining
make a powerful impact by joining leaders like The Salvation Army and the
leaders like The Salvation Army and the
leaders like The Salvation Army and the rotary who are part of the abolitionist
rotary who are part of the abolitionist
rotary who are part of the abolitionist movement
movement
movement partnerships are much more powerful than
partnerships are much more powerful than
partnerships are much more powerful than independent effort so with each of us
independent effort so with each of us
independent effort so with each of us and with each entity coming to the table
and with each entity coming to the table
and with each entity coming to the table to place our piece into the puzzle the
to place our piece into the puzzle the
to place our piece into the puzzle the result becomes a complete picture and
result becomes a complete picture and
result becomes a complete picture and speaking of pictures I want this to
speaking of pictures I want this to
speaking of pictures I want this to become more personal no more talk of
become more personal no more talk of
become more personal no more talk of modes of delivery or system challenges
modes of delivery or system challenges
modes of delivery or system challenges we’re going to look at pictures that
we’re going to look at pictures that
we’re going to look at pictures that keep the survivor front and center we’re
keep the survivor front and center we’re
keep the survivor front and center we’re going to look at what it’s pulled me up
going to look at what it’s pulled me up
going to look at what it’s pulled me up on the stage in the first place
these are brandings these tattoos show
these are brandings these tattoos show ownership and mark them as property to
ownership and mark them as property to
ownership and mark them as property to be bought and sold as commodities making
be bought and sold as commodities making
be bought and sold as commodities making escape difficult
escape difficult
escape difficult here’s melissa from the time of lore
here’s melissa from the time of lore
here’s melissa from the time of lore through a horrific journey of commercial
through a horrific journey of commercial
through a horrific journey of commercial sexual exploitation these mug shots were
sexual exploitation these mug shots were
sexual exploitation these mug shots were taken over a period of five to seven
taken over a period of five to seven
taken over a period of five to seven years and you can see the declination
years and you can see the declination
years and you can see the declination due to drug abuse and rape and complex
due to drug abuse and rape and complex
due to drug abuse and rape and complex compound trauma
they began just like other children and
they began just like other children and then are sold by a parent for drugs or
then are sold by a parent for drugs or
then are sold by a parent for drugs or monthly rent or lured by a boyfriend
monthly rent or lured by a boyfriend
monthly rent or lured by a boyfriend making promises or as a runaway learn
making promises or as a runaway learn
making promises or as a runaway learn about survival sex just when a
about survival sex just when a
about survival sex just when a perpetrator offers protection their
perpetrator offers protection their
perpetrator offers protection their bridge from vulnerability and
bridge from vulnerability and
bridge from vulnerability and victimization to a wholesome and
victimization to a wholesome and
victimization to a wholesome and productive life can be built through
productive life can be built through
productive life can be built through hope hope that includes more than what
hope hope that includes more than what
hope hope that includes more than what has been done and in spite of what has
has been done and in spite of what has
has been done and in spite of what has been left undone this kind of hope
been left undone this kind of hope
been left undone this kind of hope entails providing and delivering long
entails providing and delivering long
entails providing and delivering long term housing and support services to
term housing and support services to
term housing and support services to survivors in your community and mine and
survivors in your community and mine and
survivors in your community and mine and together we become a voice for the
together we become a voice for the
together we become a voice for the voiceless
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