Mother of trafficking victim in Durham says education could have saved her daughter
Samantha moved back home and tried to get back on her feet again, but she remained quiet about her relationship with the trafficker. But, Harlos said, for many years, Samantha only blamed herself.
It wasn’t until eight years later, when Samantha was speaking with a police officer and sharing her story, that she found out she had been trafficked. And that’s when she told Harlos and her husband.“It’s is the worst form of abuse because they’re abusing them mentally, emotionally, sexually, spiritually,” Harlos said.
“He started reaching out to her, saying, ‘I heard about your story, I feel really bad for you, I know you’re having a really hard time. How can I help you? I believe you and I’m so sorry this happened to you,’” said Harlos. “He became her hero in every way.” “It can be very small things, like missing class, or hanging out in places they historically hadn’t been before,” said Marcoux.“We did not know what sex trafficking was. We didn’t even think it was a problem. To me, it was something that happened in movies…. It was really just a way to hype up a great movie, human trafficking with you. We knew nothing about sex trafficking and what it really looks like, the fact that it’s here in Canada,” said Harlos.
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