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Trove of letters and childlike drawings. heather confirms she is the author of the stories which describe a daily life of torture, agony and sorrow. among the confessions there are angry rants against the police and love letters to miko, begging him never to leave her. >> is he your pimp or your boyfriend? >> hes my boyfriend, not my pimp. >> but in your letters you call him daddy. >> because hes like a father to me. he takes care of me. >> how long you have been in the life? >> about a year and...

Briefly interrupted when police walk miko down the hallway. his very presence seems to affect her demeanor dramatically. >> i dont want to take sides on this. i cant -- its dangerous to take sides on this. >> what do you mean? >> life or death. can we redo that part? >> what do you mean its life or death? as in, like -- like people i know could get hurt. >> could you get hurt? >> no, no, no. not -- no. >> are you on anything right now? >> no! >> to appreciate the devastating reality that is heat...

As lil barbie must decide whether or not to cooperate. >> were going to sit down and talk, okay? >> all right. >> dont worry. im not a bad guy. all right? >> investigators determine barbies real identity. despite her initial claim, she is not underage. she is 19-year-old heather jiardan. >> you got kicked out of the house. how old were you? >> 18. my grandma kicked me out because i called her a bitch. >> like her and thousands like her, their path to prostitution began with desperate circumstanc...

Actually beat their girls up bad. >> how badly? >> so bad theyd be in the hospital. its not worth it. >> those who advocate against human trafficking know that the outcome for victims like tina and heather is often grim without meaningful intervention. >> to those people who are preying on these young women, who are on the internet and trolling and looking for an easy target, what do you say to them? >> i say that it is violence. i say that you are hurting girls. i say that you are hurting women...

>> heather told police she tried to run away from miko twice in four months but each time hes tracked her down and pulled her back into the game. >> he dont hurt you unless you mess up. >> what do you define as messing up? >> by not listening. >> so if you dont listen to what he says -- >> you get hurt bad. >> okay. >> so you have to obey. especially a girl my size. >> officers will now offer the teen a different way out. >> if you want out, if you want us to get you in a shelter, get you in a p...

A good thing by protecting someone. >> and how much do you make doing this? >> on average, i can get -- like on a $200 call i can get 50 bucks for driving a $200 call. on an in-call, it varies on what they want to give me. >> what does heather make? >> whatever she wants. 75% usually and she gives me 25%. >> while miko tries to paint a rosy picture of his arrangement with heather, the 19-year-old gives police the real deal. >> how much do you get to keep? >> its a family concept. just give it al...

>> heather told police she tried to run away from miko twice in four months but each time hes tracked her down and pulled her back into the game. >> he dont hurt you unless you mess up. >> what do you define as messing up? >> by not listening. >> so if you dont listen to what he says -- >> you get hurt bad. >> okay. >> so you have to obey. especially a girl my size. >> officers will now offer the teen a different way out. >> if you want out, if you want us to get you in a shelter, get you in a p...

Maybe its not such a good idea anymore because someone could get hurt. could get killed. maybe raped. >> have you seen other girls get hurt? >> yes, i have. and ive seen real pimps actually beat their girls up bad. >> how badly? >> so bad theyd be in the hospital. its not worth it. >> those who advocate against human trafficking know that the outcome for victims like tina and heather is often grim without meaningful intervention. >> to those people who are preying on these young women, who are o...

If you want out now, well make phone calls and nobody will know where you are. >> if you want to make the choice later, thats okay. >> thank you guys. >> unfortunately, the task force can see heather is either too scared or paralyzed to make a change tonight. >> well go this way. >> before heading out the door and back to miko, heather agrees to sit down for an interview. >> so when we first entered the room, you were screaming. >> yeah. i was screaming. >> so you screamed that he raped you. >> ...

Amidst the sex toys, junk food and filth, a search of the squalid hotel room reveals a trove of letters and childlike drawings. heather confirms she is the author of the stories which describe a daily life of torture, agony and sorrow. among the confessions there are angry rants against the police and love letters to miko, begging him never to leave. >> is he your pimp or your boyfriend? >> hes my boyfriend, not my pimp. >> but in your letters you call him daddy. >> because hes like a father to ...