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rested, I spent a full week locked up in the adult
As the sky grew darker, it was clear that these men
were not going to keep their promise and get me home
on time. Instead, I was taken to a motel room where
both men raped me. This was the first time I had ever
had sex and was penetrated. They kept me for a few
days and immediately started grooming me for a new
life. Something strange happened, I was made to
choose between the two men. I didn’t know why, but
I chose Slim and his girl Candy. I didn’t really know
any of them, but I choose them because in my mind
they were the better-looking ones.
I began to realize that going home was not an option
now. I feared my father so much, that I was the per-
fect victim for this crew of human traffickers. That’s
right, I was trafficked into prostitution. Candy had the
task of teaching me the rules of the game and I was a
quick study. They were professionals, I was given a
new identity complete with a fake birth certificate and
social security card. I was transformed from a plain
Jane into a good-looking street walker with all the
tools I needed to make lots of money for Slim.
I won't lie at first it was exciting – the city, the lights,
no curfew, my new-found beauty, the attention from
men. Even though Slim was my pimp, I felt like I had
freedom. It was all an adventure until I experienced
an encounter with someone who ended up being crazy
and tried to hurt me. Reality had set in and I began to
see the danger that I was actually in, but it still was
not the end.
Candy was becoming jealous and started creating
trouble for me with Slim. He was very strict, but as I
got smarter and more advanced I knew I didn't want to
be with them.
While in Camden, I was
arrested for prostitution.
This was the first real test
I had to pass to see if I
was strong enough for this
lifestyle. When I was ar-
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is a $150 billion industry worldwide. ... In 2016, an estimated 1 out
woman's jail. Slim was part of a group of pimps
from Maryland and when I was released from jail,
they took me to Atlantic City. For the next 5 months
I would be transported all over the Country by the
next pimp I met in Atlantic City. The longer I was
away from home, I began to really miss my parents
and knew they must have been going nuts not know-
ing where I was. I wanted to call but didn't know
what to say and I didn’t want to get in trouble with
my pimps.
The effects of this lifestyle got to me quickly. I
knew I wasn’t made for this. I was with a Pimp
named Rico and he started treating me bad and was
hitting me a lot. I had a rich John that would give
me money to keep me off the streets. Finally, one
day I got up the nerve to call home. My mom an-
swered and burst into tears yelling on the phone, is
this really you! The John got me a plane ticket to go
home.
My life was in shambles. I felt that Slim and his
buddy destroyed my life. Being home was difficult
and shortly after returning home, I left home again.
This new lifestyle hindered my life for about a year
in total. This time when I left, I went to Detroit. I
got pregnant by a pimp in Detroit at age 16 and gave
birth 3 months before I turned 17.
There is so much more to my testimony. Currently, I
am a 51-year-old grandmother and I know it’s only
by God's grace that I'm still here. I've been working
on a book with all the details of my childhood, the
street life and all the events that led to many years of
drug and alcohol abuse. It is ONLY by the Blood of
Christ can we be set free when the enemy held us
captive.
It’s ironic how I was
disgusted the older
guy touching me and
two weeks later I
was selling my body.
I’m thankful that the
Lord saved me and
redeemed me.