was probably 13 years old. 13 or 14 if i remember. and we were shocked. >> 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 heartbreaker, whether it's the 10-year-old sent out to work the streets for her mother, or the 14-year-old runaway 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 have recognized these ladies as truly being victims. and so we're trying to educate them and let them know that they can have the power. not to give their power away to somebody else that's going to hurt them and their family. >> i don't know any pimp that does not roll with at least a gun.