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I am posting one of my interviews from Friday May 30,2014 with First Coast News (WJXX ABC 25 TV / WTLV NBC12 TV) in Jacksonville, Florida about my experience as a victim of child sex trafficking and I hope that God has given me the words and inspiration to help inspire others to speak out!
Regards, Jerome Elam Author
Human sex trafficking is a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States according the Department of Justice, and it’s happening right here on the First Coast. Some of the victims are young children forced to have sex dozens of times a day.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/life/people/2014/05/31/human-trafficking-fbi-jacksonville/9794747/
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): What I’m really thinking: the online child abuse detective tags: CA ChildAbuse The Ch… …
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@SurvivorNetwork please help my friend. Any advice you have would be most welcome. Thanks. http://t.co/weW0w8F8Vg