I heard some of my friends talking about going to a college party after Friday’s football game. I had gone to a few parties before, but never with an older crowd, so I asked my parents if I could go. Without even thinking about it, they said, “NO.” They said they didn’t want me hanging out with older folks. When the day of the party came, I told them I was going to watch a movie premiere with friends and they completely forgot about the party so I went. Once there, I met Sean, an older boy who showed me around and introduced me to everyone there. We exchanged numbers and we began texting. At first, he was cool and understanding, especially when I began having problems with my parents, but our “friendship” didn’t last long. One day, after back-and-forth arguments with my parents, Sean convinced me to move into his condo with him. I was very happy the first month until he started inviting his friends over. Soon after that, he began to ask me to do sexual favors for some of his friends. I had no other choice but to comply after he threatened to tell my parents and my football team about my sexuality. Before long, Sean became aggressive and forced me to have sex with different men almost every day. Until an angel came to the rescue, literally, his name was Angel. Thanks to him, I got my Human Freedom back.

Donald’s Trafficking Story (Part 2):

My name is Angel and while attending one of Sean’s many parties, I met Donald, Sean’s new roommate. Sean is known among our group of friends for being 1) A party animal and 2) kind of sketchy. He was a cool dude but weird. We imagined it was because he was probably in the closet or doing something illegal. He never works, yet he lives the lavish life, always throwing parties for rich entrepreneurs and the hottest girls in town. Sean is used to having “roommates,” but for some reason, they don’t seem to last. Unlike the rest, Donald was a cool down to earth guy, we could talk about anything that was sports-related. After seeing him at Sean’s parties a few times, I noticed he went from being an outgoing guy to more quiet and reserved. One night while chilling at Sean’s place, we overheard Donald and Sean arguing in one of the rooms. I went to see if everything was okay and saw Sean pushed Donald in the room and he locked the door with three locks on the outside. Confused, I confronted Sean about it and he yelled: “Mind your damn business.” I found their interaction concerning and his reaction disturbing so I left and put an anonymous tip to the authorities. I distanced myself from them and eventually found out it was a case of Human Trafficking.