time. when a gang of boys from school raped and tortured her up to five nights a week. she says they sold her to strange men who paid cash for their pleasure. they would verbally say we re going to hurt your brothers. we know what school they go to. we know where your dad works. scared and alone teresa felt helpless. who s going to believe me if i told them that these guys were doing this? victims for whatever reason are extremely reluctant to testify, extremely reluctant to disclose not only to law enforcement but even to those close around them. prosecutor erica mcdonald says victims of sex trafficking are often reluctant to seek help. the reluctance can come from a number of things from shame, from fear of law enforcement, from a cultural belief that what they re involved in makes them less of a person. i was just so full of shame that this was happening.
when a gang of boys from school raped and tortured her up to five nights a week. she says they sold her to strange men who paid cash for their pleasure. they would verbally say we re going to hurt your brothers. we know what school they go to. we know where your dad works. scared and alone, teresa felt helpless. who s going to believe me if i told them that these guys were doing this? victims for whatever reason are extremely reluctant to testify, extremely reluctant to disclose not only to law enforcement but even to those close around them. prosecutor erica mcdonald says victims of sex trafficking are often reluctant to seek help. the reluctance can come from a number of things from shame, from fear of law enforcement, from a cultural belief that what they re involved in makes them less of a person. i was so full of shame that this was happening. i was scared to death that they d find out.
thank you for joining me today. i appreciate it. thank you. straight ahead, george zimmerman s attorney tries to get his client a new bond hearing after zimmerman s bond gets revoked and it put him back behind bars. first, there is a lot going on and here are some of the things we thought you shk. a fifth grader who skipped school has the perfect excuse. he was with the president at the time. the 11-year-old tyler sullivan even got a handwritten note from the commander-in-chief. he went to see the president speak at the honey well plant where his dad works. after asked if he was skipping school, the president whipped out a pen and wrote, please excuse tyler. he was with me. barack obama. and the first to make on it to a congressional ballot. he was also an adjunct professor of politics in new york city. he will challenge congresswoman in the democratic primary later this month.
winner this hour on cnn. good morning and welcome to early start, i m sor ride da sam lynn. i m ashley banfield. we re bringing you the news from a to z. it s 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin this morning with breaking news. we re just learning brand new information on that nigerian plane that crashed into a residential neighborhood in lagos. the airline s director of flight operations confirming the pilot was american. we have no idea how long that pilot worked for the airline. nigeria s president declaring three days of national mourning and ordering a full investigation. all 153 people on board were killed in yesterday s disaster, and at least ten people on the ground died as well. firefighters and police struggled to put out all of the flames. there wasn t any water left more than three hours after that crash. residents helped carry fire hoses and plastic buckets of water to the burning wreckage. into s going to be a rough day pretty much in the financial markets a
their pleasure. they would verbally say we re going to hurt your brothers. we know what school they go to. we know where your dad works. scared and alone teresa felt helpless. who s going to believe me if i told them that these guys were doing this? victims, for whatever reason, are extremely reluctant to testify, extremely reluctant to disclose not only to law enforcement but even to those close around them. prosecutor erica mcdonald says victims of sex trafficking are often reluctant to seek help. the reluctance can come from a number of things from shame, from fear of law enforcement, from a cultural belief that what they re involved in makes them less of a person. i was just so full of shame that this was happening. i was scared to death that they d find out. and then what would happen? teresa s brother knew nothing about what was happening to his sister. but understands today why she kept mum.