Danielle Douglas was 17 years old, a freshman at Northeastern University, when she met the trafficker who forced her into two years of sex slavery. Her mother Jamie spoke with UNICEF USA about the factors that made her daughter vulnerable — and what parents need to know about trafficking in the United States.
Jamie Chesman: We definitely had some mother-daughter angst. She didn’t always give me a lot of information about her life or interests. I think that a lot of our daughters feel like they’re ready before they’re ready — she definitely felt that way. We dropped her off, carloads full of things from Bed Bath and Beyond, bedspreads and books. I think she was ready to test herself and see what was going to happen.
Life was never the same after that. It didn’t take very long for the streets to swallow her up.
Join us for a conversation with Susan Young, another brave mother who was able to reclaim her daughter through the wisdom and insight and commitment of one Fairfax County police officer.
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You are not alone.
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You are not your circumstances.
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You have everything within you to live a purpose-filled life.