[ speaking foreign language ] this is sepak s mother. she and kieu s mother live close to each over and their stories are much the same. she and her husband are fish farmers, and when a storm ripped through their floating house, the fish got away.
sold as virgins by their own mothers. holding hands for support, they sat with me and courageously shared their stories. sepak said she was 13 when it happened. who did you mother take you to? who did you have to go and be with? [ speaking foreign language ] and he knew that you were as young as you are? did he pay your mother a lot of money? [ speaking foreign language ] what did you mom say she was going to use the money for? [ speaking foreign language ] like kieu, she was taken to a hospital ahead of time, examined and issued a certificate to confirm she was a virgin. a low level of trafficking in svay pak takes the girls to a hospital, one specific hospital,