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Surviving Sex Trafficking

Episode 5 of 10

In popular belief, sex trafficking in the US involves women forced across borders and held against their will. A new picture shows eight in ten victims are actually US citizens.

Sex trafficking is one of the most misunderstood criminal enterprises in the US. In popular belief; women are forced across borders and held against their will. But a new picture shows eight in ten victims are US citizens. Many are enslaved through drugs and like old-world slavery, are branded as property. Often confused as valid sex workers, Columbus, Ohio is helping to free victims and transform their marks of "ownership". Reporter: Elaine Jung.

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