It was a stifling 32 degrees and 97 percent humidity in Thailand when Petra Bagust sat down with three teen girls while they shared personal tales of horror, hope and survival after being freed from human trafficking.
“They were so young when they were trafficked, just 14 or 15, and ended up working in a karaoke bar where the owner was violent,” shares TV presenter Petra. “A police inspector told us about seeing a motorbike driver, who was essentially a human courier, show up and take girls away. These are children being taken away and sold.”
‘Being willing to share some of the pain, you’re expanding yourself’
Petra is visibily moved as she recounts the experience, telling the Weekly just how much the girls want a better life and future.
“One of the girls, Miu, said to me, ‘Don’t see us as bad children
