SHARED HOPE'S PHOTO OF A SURVIVOR IN THEIR PROMOTIONS
I'm concerned about the photo of this woman being posted. http://sharedhope.org/2016/03/04/3-ways-church-helped-free/#comment-44197 When we were trying to convince the world sex trafficking was real - it was at a time when no one believed this was even real. We had no choice but to come onto camera showing our eyes so people could hear and feel our pain, fear, and sincerity. It was also the only way to get out information on the only hotline that existed for victims at a time when they couldn't even call the police or they'd be hung up on. NOW however, w're hearing about these photos leading to stalking, firing, evictions, social shunning, even to old pimps coming back out of the woodwork after they've been released from jail. Now when a "fake" does it like Samoly Mam - she has nothing to worry about. But our point has been made. The Trafficking Act of 2000 was passed. We now have task forces, new laws, and even programs exist now where one can