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    The Truth About Sex Trafficking: A Survivor's Experience and What It Means for All of Us
    The Truth About Sex Trafficking: A Survivor's Experience and What It Means for All of Us
    The Truth About Sex Trafficking: A Survivor's Experience and What It Means for All of Us
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    The Truth About Sex Trafficking: A Survivor's Experience and What It Means for All of Us

    By Melanie K. Patterson

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    The Truth About Sex Trafficking tells the story of Angela before, during and after she was the victim of sex trafficking. As a child, Angela experienced every imaginable type of child abuse. At the age of seventeen, she was a perfect target when sex traffickers entered her life. By the time she realized what was happening, Angela was "w

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherForged In Words Books
    Release dateMay 31, 2022
    ISBN9780578285498
    The Truth About Sex Trafficking: A Survivor's Experience and What It Means for All of Us
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    Melanie K. Patterson

    After learning about the reality of human sex trafficking while working as a reporter, Melanie K. Patterson has done extensive research on sex trafficking, anti-trafficking organizations and Internet safety. She has a B.A. in Anthropology and studied History at the graduate level. She has almost twenty years of journalism experience at newspapers in Alabama and Colorado. Melanie served eight years as a U.S. Army Reserve journalist, where she completed assignments in France, El Salvador, Bosnia-Herzegovina and across the United States. Melanie lives in north Alabama with her family. Visit her at www.forgedinwords.com, www.melaniepattersonbooks.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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