Girl recorded having sex in school bathroom was human trafficking victim

[GMDino]

(not) Surprisingly many people blamed the girl and shamed her....not the 15 boys who either participated or watched.

‪#‎Murica‬


http://fox8.com/2016/05/26/mom-of-girl-recorded-having-sex-in-school-bathroom-says-she-was-human-trafficking-victim/

Quote:FORT MYERS, Florida -- A community firestorm erupted after hearing about a 15-year-old girl having sex with boys in the bathroom at a Fort Myers high school.


The county's sheriff's office has even become involved after images and videos of the sex acts ended up on social media.
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A lot of people have commented and shared the story, many casting judgment about the young girl.

Her mother reached out to the local NBC affiliate, WBBH, asking the media outlet to share her story in hopes of setting the record straight.

The mom did not wish to appear on camera, but a woman who has worked with the girl served as the family's spokesperson.

Megan Estrem is the founder of "Be the Light," an advocacy group for victims of sex slavery.

"I had heard about a lot about the incident through the news. I heard it and thought there are some red flags," said Megan Estrem. "What's upsetting about this is this behavior is not uncommon for human trafficking victims."

She sees cases like this all the time.

"Sex trafficking is a very traumatizing experience," she said.

The girl's mom took her daughter to the organization after having saved her from a human trafficker who held her captive for two years.

"She was only 13 when she was trafficked," said Estrem.

The girl was placed into multiple treatment programs: the most recent was eight months long.

But because she's a runaway, only a handful of programs would accept her. None of them addressed the devastating ramifications of sexual abuse.

"She did get some help, but it wasn't specific for what she needed," said Estrem.

She was a student at South Fort Myers High for only two weeks when the incident happened.

"She was not equipped to make a stable, rational decision in that situation," said Estrem.

Her mother said the girl went to the boys bathroom to talk to a boy she had a crush on. She said the boy wanted sex, and her daughter complied -- then word got out.

"She did not sleep with 25 boys in the bathroom. There was only a handful that she did sleep with. In this case, it was more of a spectator sport," said Estrem.

It lasted an hour and ended because the students involved had somewhere else to be.

"She has been in an environment where she has been told to behave a certain way, and there were severe consequences if she didn't," said Estrem.

"They are usually stuck in slavery until someone busts it up," said Nicole Waid, a former chief assistant U.S. attorney based in Fort Myers, Fla.

"You're talking these young girls having sex 30 to 40 times a day with different customers," said Waid.

Some abduct their victims, others are lured using the internet, but what they all have in common is vulnerability.

"Fourteen to 16, the age because they feel isolated from school, isolated from parents, that the world's against them," said Waid. "It's truly one of the most horrific crimes, you are selling young girls, and young boys for sex."

The pimps are targeting runaways, outliers and those with low self-esteem.

"They've done it before, they know exactly what they are saying, the words to say, they know what this kid needs to feel like, 'Oh I'm on your side,' and then to lure them into some situation," said Waid.

And once in, it's very hard to get out.

"They are highly complex rings. They are traveling and trafficking these girls from Southwest Florida to Atlanta to up to New York City to Boston and back," said Waid. "It was such an issue that we started a human trafficking task force to educate law enforcement and the community and prosecutors."

The biggest misconception is that it's not an illegal immigrant problem, but it's actually a domestic one.

"What I don't think people really understand it happens everywhere. It could be your neighbor or a girl in your English class," said Waid.

The girl's mom has pulled her out of school. She is trying to protect her from the rumors, comments and video swirling around the Internet right now.

"What happens is not to go straight to shaming and sharing this, but find out there all facts, what happened, why did she do this, who else was involved and what was their role. She needs to be prayed for and encroached, not degraded and discouraged," said Estrem.

When asked, Waid said people could be charged with a crime for sharing the video.

If you are a victim of human trafficking or suspect human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1(888) 373-7888.

Original story.

[SteelCitySouth]

Florida

[Vas Deferens]

(05-26-2016, 02:40 PM)SteelCitySouth Wrote: Florida

the bible belt's limp dick

[BmorePat87]

Just read about a similar story in Washington (state). Girl ran away and met a girl at a shelter. Girl introduced her to a pimp. She escaped back home but couldn't deal with the bullying (everyone heard about what happened), so she ran away again. She met up with that other girl again who introduced her to a new pimp. He put her on backpage and kept all the money she made for him ($4000 a week). She was 15.

[Belsnickel]

Such a sad story.

[*michaelsean*]

Yeah I don't think I'm putting that girl in a regular school until I know she can handle it. Her mind has to be completely f***ed up.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

(05-26-2016, 02:51 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: the bible belt's limp dick

Really dude, you bring religion into everything. It's sad and it needs to stop. This crap is tiring and old.

Guess what, I'm praying for you. I'm not praying that you "Find Jesus" or become a Christian but that you grow up and become a real man one day.

[BmorePat87]

(05-26-2016, 04:48 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: Really dude, you bring religion into everything. It's sad and it needs to stop. This crap is tiring and old.

Guess what, I'm praying for you. I'm not praying that you "Find Jesus" or become a Christian but that you grow up and become a real man one day.

That area is called "the bible belt" and Florida looks like a flaccid penis...

He wasn't actually bringing religion into the post.

[Benton]

(05-26-2016, 11:57 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: That area is called "the bible belt" and Florida looks like a flaccid penis...

He wasn't actually bringing religion into the post.

Well, actually he was as Florida isn't really in the bible belt. That's like saying "with welcome to Oregon, crown of the rust belt!" Makes no sense because one isn't related to the other.

Welcome to pnr, where even non-religious stuff gets pegged on one religion!

[SunsetBengal]

(05-27-2016, 12:05 AM)Benton Wrote: Well, actually he was as Florida isn't really in the bible belt. That's like saying "with welcome to Oregon, crown of the rust belt!" Makes no sense because one isn't related to the other.

Welcome to pnr, where even non-religious stuff gets pegged on one religion!

Actually, much of Northern and Central Florida are quite religious.

[*bfine32*]

(05-26-2016, 11:57 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: He wasn't actually bringing religion into the post.

Tee Hee

[oncemoreuntothejimbreech]

(05-27-2016, 12:09 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Actually, much of Northern and Central Florida are quite religious.

Don't forget LA.  That ain't Los Angeles, but Lower Alabama.  AKA the Redneck Rivera.  Or the Florida panhandle.

[GMDino]

(05-26-2016, 11:57 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: That area is called "the bible belt" and Florida looks like a flaccid penis...

He wasn't actually bringing religion into the post.

Yes but how can one troll if one actually posts about what was written and doesn't just make a "point" about one small part of the post and take it completely out of context and wrong?

[Sociopathicsteelerfan]

This kind of thing is, unfortunately, not that uncommon and certainly not confined to Florida (yes, I get the joke). It's happening in just about any inner city high school. I work central L.A. now and every single one of the high schools in that area have the "girl" or girls that everyone knows will take care of you for money. Lastly, and I know why they did it, but I still think calling these guys pimps is more accurate than calling them human traffickers.

[GMDino]

(05-27-2016, 10:48 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: This kind of thing is, unfortunately, not that uncommon and certainly not confined to Florida (yes, I get the joke).  It's happening in just about any inner city high school.  I work central L.A. now and every single one of the high schools in that area have the "girl" or girls that everyone knows will take care of you for money.  Lastly, and I know why they did it, but I still think calling these guys pimps is more accurate than calling them human traffickers.

I had actually shared this on Facebook earlier and have a friend who lives in that area of FL.  He said there are two school and this is the bad one.

Honestly I posted it more for the people blaming the girl than for it being in Florida.