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Trafficking. >> once i started looking into the issue and realizing that i wanted to be an advocate for victims of human trafficking, it seemed like i couldn't turn around without trafficking hitting me in the face. >> almost every girl who i knew was sexually abused, raped. it wasn't in front of me but it was in another room where i could hear, i could actually see after the girl was talking about that. >> alex and michael had keys to the apartment, and they treated both the apartment and the individuals inside it as their own property. alex would walk in and tell some of the women, let's go....

Trafficking. >> once i started looking into the issue and realizing that i wanted to be an advocate for victims of human trafficking, it seemed like i couldn't turn around without trafficking hitting me in the face. >> almost every girl who i knew was sexually abused, raped. it wasn't in front of me but it was in another room where i could hear, i could actually see after the girl was talking about that. >> alex and michael had keys to the apartment, and they treated both the apartment and the individuals inside it as their own property. alex would walk in and tell some of the women, "let's go...

The traffickers maintained control with intimidation and a campaign of terror. >> i was threatened every single day when we're going to work in the car, he was telling us you're going to have to make $1,000 a day. if you're not making this money, we'll find a way when you can make us money. that was really scary, too. he was telling us that he can sell us to any country, to any person, any time. >> i know of women who have been bought for $300, $400, $500. >> besides being katya's attorney, bridgette carr represents other victims of trafficking. >> once i started looking into the issue and rea...

Bought for $300, $400, $500. >> besides being katya's attorney, bridgette carr represents other victims of trafficking. >> once i started looking into the issue and realizing that i wanted to be an advocate for victims of human trafficking, it seemed like i couldn't turn around without trafficking hitting me in the face. >> almost every girl who i knew was sexually abused, raped. it wasn't in front of me but it was in another room where i could hear, i could actually see after the girl was talking about that. >> alex and michael had keys to the apartment, and they treated both the apartment an...

Seemed like i couldn't turn around without trafficking hitting me in the face. >> almost every girl who i knew was sexually abused, raped. it wasn't in front of me but it was in another room where i could hear, i could actually see after the girl was talking about that. >> alex and michael had keys to the apartment, and they treated both the apartment and the individuals inside it as their own property. alex would walk in and tell some of the women, "let's go. it's time to get in the shower." which meant he was going to rape them. and you couldn't say no. and even if you did say no, he would s...