The following testimonials are from survivors of child sex trafficking all the names have been changed.
Survivor testimony
"I remember being 10 years old and my mother putting makeup on me and telling me she loved me, then opening her bedroom door where a man sat there waiting for me. My mother then put me in the room and closed the door. She told me it wouldn't take long."
-Kelly, 17 years old
"I'm not sure if I was 5 or 6 when my mother started selling me to men. Usually, she sold me for a small amount of drugs. When I was 13 years old, I ran away and met a man 20 years my senior, who told me he would take care of me. However, it wasn't long before he made me work on the street. I had to bring a quota of $800 every night."
-Beth, 17 years old
"When I was 14 years old, my mom asked me to get some things from the store. I took a little longer than I thought. When I came out of the store it was getting dark. A man approached me in a car and asked me if I needed a ride. I said "no" and crossed the street. He followed me for about 3 or 4 blocks, and then he got out of the car. I ran but he caught me and threw me into the trunk of the car. I never knew what a pimp was before that day."
- Tammy, 16 years old
"I went to the mall one day with one of my friends, where we met this girl who said she had just moved into the area; she was a couple of years older than us and had really cool clothes. We started hanging at the mall with her and she even bought us shoes and clothes. Then, one day she said her boyfriend had his own place and it would be cool to hang out there. When we met her boyfriend, he told us he was a photographer and a movie director, and that, maybe, we would like to do a photo shoot for free. We did the photo shoot and it was easy. A few weeks later, he asked us to be in his movie. He told us we could make a lot of money and didn't really have to do anything. After I did the movie, he said he would tell my parents if I didn't do more movies."
- Cindy, 12 years old
These young ladies are the ones who Courtney's House has been established to help. Help us help them...
