Lala Appleberry

And you're venting, you're saying, and the trafficker doesn't make you do it again. But then a few weeks later... Hey, we're going to go out of town and he's more direct. We're going to make a lot of money. We're going to go to New York. There's this party we're going to go to. There's all these high earners. There's all these people here, so on and so forth. And we're going to make money.

And you're venting, you're saying, and the trafficker doesn't make you do it again. But then a few weeks later... Hey, we're going to go out of town and he's more direct. We're going to make a lot of money. We're going to go to New York. There's this party we're going to go to. There's all these high earners. There's all these people here, so on and so forth. And we're going to make money.

This is the hardest part for people to grasp and understand. There's an alliance that this groomer has created because they got into the minds of this very vulnerable person and decided they were going to feel those vulnerabilities. If somebody came to me and said, stop, you're a victim. This is what's happening. I would have been like, yeah, right. You're stupid. That's not true.

This is the hardest part for people to grasp and understand. There's an alliance that this groomer has created because they got into the minds of this very vulnerable person and decided they were going to feel those vulnerabilities. If somebody came to me and said, stop, you're a victim. This is what's happening. I would have been like, yeah, right. You're stupid. That's not true.

This is the hardest part for people to grasp and understand. There's an alliance that this groomer has created because they got into the minds of this very vulnerable person and decided they were going to feel those vulnerabilities. If somebody came to me and said, stop, you're a victim. This is what's happening. I would have been like, yeah, right. You're stupid. That's not true.

This is my boyfriend. What are you talking about? I will do anything for him because he would do anything for me. It's a non-tangible core. Think about like a tie, like you're tied up, but you can't see the ties. They're invisible.

This is my boyfriend. What are you talking about? I will do anything for him because he would do anything for me. It's a non-tangible core. Think about like a tie, like you're tied up, but you can't see the ties. They're invisible.

This is my boyfriend. What are you talking about? I will do anything for him because he would do anything for me. It's a non-tangible core. Think about like a tie, like you're tied up, but you can't see the ties. They're invisible.

For me... My mom. I was still 16. I was still minor. So I had some protections. But I have to say, without going into detail, right before my mom found out what was going on, I had been assaulted. And that was kind of the breaking point where I had to tell somebody because I needed help. And it was a friend that I told. And that friend then kind of got my mom. And then that's how she found out.

For me... My mom. I was still 16. I was still minor. So I had some protections. But I have to say, without going into detail, right before my mom found out what was going on, I had been assaulted. And that was kind of the breaking point where I had to tell somebody because I needed help. And it was a friend that I told. And that friend then kind of got my mom. And then that's how she found out.

For me... My mom. I was still 16. I was still minor. So I had some protections. But I have to say, without going into detail, right before my mom found out what was going on, I had been assaulted. And that was kind of the breaking point where I had to tell somebody because I needed help. And it was a friend that I told. And that friend then kind of got my mom. And then that's how she found out.

And so it was this very blunt intervention that not happened. Who knows?

And so it was this very blunt intervention that not happened. Who knows?

And so it was this very blunt intervention that not happened. Who knows?

When somebody told me... Right after, it was when somebody told me, you're a victim. And I was in denial. And I'm like, no. And then you read the literature and you read the books and you hear the other stories of other survivors. And you're like, wow. So it's not unique to me. I was blessed enough to begin working for an organization in Massachusetts called My Life, My Choice. And they mentored.

When somebody told me... Right after, it was when somebody told me, you're a victim. And I was in denial. And I'm like, no. And then you read the literature and you read the books and you hear the other stories of other survivors. And you're like, wow. So it's not unique to me. I was blessed enough to begin working for an organization in Massachusetts called My Life, My Choice. And they mentored.

When somebody told me... Right after, it was when somebody told me, you're a victim. And I was in denial. And I'm like, no. And then you read the literature and you read the books and you hear the other stories of other survivors. And you're like, wow. So it's not unique to me. I was blessed enough to begin working for an organization in Massachusetts called My Life, My Choice. And they mentored.

They brought me on and I started mentoring people.

They brought me on and I started mentoring people.

They brought me on and I started mentoring people.