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Age now and in the business now legally. but how many of you were sex trafficked underage when you started in the business, can you raise your hand real high? so we have one two three. we counted hands and asked the women to tell us their stories. >> i'm from seattle, and i started hauling when i was 16. >> i got started in the sex industry when i was 15. >> i've been in the gang since i was 13. >> reporter: all were effectively sex slaves controlled by pimps and all were sold online. >> virginity wasn't an option where i came from. it was taken from you. so when you -- when you get into the g...

Eye-opening documentary called "selling the girl next door." it's the result of a year-long investigation into the sex trafficking of underaged girls right here in america. it involves upwards of 250,000 children, experts say, and looks at the growing role the internet plays in this criminal activity. as part of the investigation, cnn's amber lions paid a visit to one of the few legal brothels in america, the moonlight bunny ranch in nevada. the women who work there work of their own free will, but many started in the business as underaged prostitutes. here's a preview of the investigation. >>...

Cnn's amber lions paid a visit to one of the few legal brothels in america, the moonlight bunny ranch in nevada. the women who work there work of their own free will, but many started in the business as underaged prostitutes. here's a preview of the investigation. >> hi, honey, how are you? a lot of sexual trafficking going on in las vegas. >> reporter: dennis hoff. he's been called america's pimp master general. but he considers himself a businessman. >> hey, i love it. >> reporter: and what he does is legal. >> we have a show on hbo called "cat house." >> reporter: he's the owner of the most...

>> ladies, this is amber. she's here visiting. she wants to meet y'all. come in and make their money, go back home. and lead their life. want me to walk you around and show you everything? there's just rooms down here and the girls decorate them like they want. we want people to be comfortable. l.e.d. plasma tvs. >> it looks like a regular bedroom. what is this? >> this is a swing. >> reporter: i don't know how this works. >> it's really easy. >> reporter: let's move to the next room. just boobs in the hallway. it's just boots. the women are in the safest and most profit able environment for a...

when i resigned from espn 13 1/2 years ago, i was given 30 seconds to say goodbye. at the very end of my last edition of "sportscenter." as god is my witness, in the commercial break just before the emotional moment, the producer got into my ear piece and he said, uhh, can you cut it down to 15 seconds so we can get in this tennis result from stuttgart? so i'm grateful i have a little more time to sign off here. >> and he did take his time. thanking crew and staffers and reading a short story he reads every friday night. then he said good night and goodbye. >> chris hayes filling in ...