#Cousins a young 13 year old girl from #Florida was forced to endure one of the most traumatically life altering experience a female let alone a child could ever endure. Within less than thirty day of running away from home the teen was inducted into a live sex trafficking ring where she was ordered to sleep with over 100 grown men!
According to Blavity upon the teen’s decision to run away from home she was immediately recruited by sex traffickers Souprina Blanc , later identified as a police officer and Racquel Bijou 19. Sources have confirmed that both Blanc and Bijou ordered the young teen to have sex in exchange for money even though she informed them repeatedly that she was a minor.
Reports read that the teen initially was ordered to have sex with several men who were well up to 50 years old in age. She was ordered by Blanc and Bijou to tell each male that she was 21 years old.
She was also instructed to forward naked pictures of herself which were then sent to Jeremiah Horenstein, 22 and Ashton Lewinson, 25. Together the two males sold the teens photos on the official Back Page website which was deemed a direct form of advertisement seeking for sex work. It has been indicated that immediately after the teen was order to have sex with over 100 men. The teen was labeled ‘ The Breadmaker” due to the count of men that requested to have sex with her.
It has been indicated that after running away the teen eventually contacted a family member by text informing them that she had sex with so many people since she’s been gone. Her family member then contacted the police and forwarded the teen’s phone records.
A Human Trafficking Task Force paired with the FBI created a sting operation over the summer back in June. Together they located the teen in a bedroom with a unidentified naked woman and man hiding in a shower. In the months of August and November Blanc, Horenstein, Lewinson and Bijou were arrested. Each suspect is currently being held without bail and facing charges for sex trafficking a minor; potentially lead to life in prison. It’s has been confirmed that Bijou pleaded guilty in November.
Cousins you have all done an amazing job of doing your part to bring awareness towards the immediate dangers of sex trafficking. From sharing tips, incidents and overall personal experiences it is important that each of us protect ourselves as well as the people around us.
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