and she was with a mentor who was probably 13 years old. 13 or 14 if i remember. and we were shocked. >> is it cool to talk to the female? >> hi, honey. >> oakland pd knows that moments like these where they can isolate the girls from their captors are the only window of opportunity to try to offer young women help and services. >> i mean, some of the stories i've heard are just horrendous. >> for hoffman, every story is a heart breaker whether it's the 10-year-old sent out to work the streets for her mother or the 14-year-old run away who ran into the arms of a man she thought would love and protect her only to discover a life of daily beatings and sexual abuse. >> we recognize these ladies and -- as truly being victims. and so we're trying to educate them and get -- let them know that they can have the power, not to give their power away to somebody else that's going to