Town, was an a student, did everything you hope your daughter would do. My dreams were to become a nurse. While i was in high school i had found a waitressing job. I loved school and being around my friends and my science class was my big thing. These traffickers or pumps, they pretend to be an older boyfriend and they actually fall in love with these guys and believe that they love them back. He had bought me some designer jeans and things. Music and malls trips and stuff like that. He bought me jewelry. Its important for the pimp or the trafficker to separate these girls from their family and their friends. He really gave me the courage to kind of stand up to my mom. He was just, kind of, keep it on the down low. One day he asks for something and even though she doesnt want to do it, shes so worried about losing him that she will and once hes had her do it once he pretty much can control her from then on. He kept saying that he needed money and i was, like, ill help you or whatever.
Everything you hope your daughter would do. My dreams were to become a nurse. While i was in high school i had found a waitressing job. I loved school and being around my friends and my science class was my big thing. These traffickers or pumps, they pretend to be an older boyfriend and they actually fall in love with these guys and believe that they love them back. He had bought me some designer jeans and things. Music and malls trips and stuff like that. He bought me jewelry. Its important for the pimp or the trafficker to separate these girls from their family and their friends. He really gave me the courage to kind of stand up to my mom. He was just, kind of, keep it on the down low. One day he asks for something and even though she doesnt want to do it, shes so worried about losing him that she will and once hes had her do it once he pretty much can control her from then on. He kept saying that he needed money and i was, like, ill help you or whatever. I made a choice that night,
4 30 eastern. Live coverage of the conference should get underway shortly. [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, take your seats, please. Good morning, good morning, everyone. It is my high privilege to stand here and welcome you all to the United States department of justices Human Trafficking summit. My name is patrick hovakenian. A federal prosecutor, serving in the office of the associate attorney general in the headquartersment ive had the privilege of working on issues that were here to discuss today and hoping that this summit can be used to combat further Human Trafficking. If youd please join me m welcoming our department of justice leaders. The attorney general of the United States, jeff sessions. [applaus [applause] the Deputy Attorney general of the United States, rod rosenstein. [applaus [applause] the associate attorney general of the United States, rachel brand. [applause] the acting assistant attorney general john cronin. [applause] and the acting attorney gen
Shop. If there are any questions, you can ask me for the doj staff here, we have folks standing in the back with badges and name credentials and theyre here to help you, please feel free to make use of us. We will wait for a few minutes until the stage is reset, and then well begin with our panel. Thank you all very much. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, if you will please take your seats we really begin our first panel of the morning. Session one this morning as a panel on effective Law Enforcement. Weve assem
This morning and cbs evening news. She is a graduate of villanova universitys law school, and she pa passed the bar exams in new jersey and pennsylvania. A and so paula is an attorney, and so i turn the it over. Yes, i am a recovering law r lawyer. And this is a topic that i am very excited to be at the important issue, and have the panelists take a few minutes to introduce themselves, and talk about this work, and specifically what kind of work they are doing. Andrea, i would like to start with you. Would you introduce yourself and talk to us about what brought you into the field and what you do day in, day out. Thank you. Thank you for having me here today. And it is an honor to be here with you guys, and thank you for understanding how important it is to have survivors speak on this issue. It is different than a few years ago and it is exciting to share with you, what we are doing here in atlanta, and i am a survivor as you well know. I entered the life 20 years ago and i have been