Have you ever sat in front of the T.V, watching the news, and see another child or person gone
missing?? Do ever wonder where they might have gone or who might have taken them?? Every time I
watch the news the first thing that pops into my mind is human trafficking. Have these people been
taken against their will and will anyone ever find them again??
Would you believe me if I told you that human trafficking is a 32 billion dollar global industry, and that
about 76% of the transactions of this industry is done online for sex with under age girls?? According
to an article written by Hamilton he does. Hamilton goes on to write that human trafficking is on the
rise in Michigan, and is only slowly being exploited.
I understand there is a lot of numbers there, and I know that is all you can think about at this
moment. So what I am asking you is do I have your attention?? If I don’t listen to this story done by the
Christian Broadcasting Network on a little girl who would have never imagined that she could become
victim to this horrible world. Theresa Flores was 15 when she became a victim of the sex trafficking
industry. Did you hear me? 15! Can you even imagine being 15 years old and being apart of this scary
industry? Now I have your attention don’t I?? Theresa so young, beautiful and naive liked this boy in
her school and finally got the courage to talk to him. He then asked if she would like a ride home? As
he was driving her home, she told him where to turn, but instead, he turned in the opposite direction.
He told her that he had to go to his house and get something really quick, he then asked her to get out
of the car and come in for a drink. Little did Theresa know this is where she would lose her virginity.
This boy drugged Theresa and Raped her. He blackmailed her by taking pictures and that is when she
knew she was stuck, stuck in a world and falling victim to it at that very second. Theresa said in her
interview that she would wait every night for this black car to come and pick her up, she would sneak
