“I knew she had taken off with a new Boyfriend...That was when I first talked to (the police). (The police officer) just did not feel like jail was the right place for her but she was not going to say anything about (her pimp). It was a combination of luck and hard-headed dad that just kept following him, following her, checking Backpage for ads… tracking phone numbers, etc. Knowing she was alive was a good thing. I cannot tell you how many nights I woke up at 2 or 3, and all of the terrible thoughts of what might be happening to my daughter... or I would get a call in the morning from some police department. So all of this was happening, but who were we going to TALK to? Not a lot of crisis services that could help. I was not going to tell my mom or my uncles or anybody else! It is uncomfortable to talk about what could be happening with your child... How much of a punk the pimp is, does he hit her, drugs, all of the worst things imaginable. The pain is pretty hard, the thoughts that can go through your head are nightmares. But the real problem is when these victims look to get out of the game, ...there’s almost nothing (for them). They are scarred, badly. It takes the rest of a lifetime to move on? I don’t know…”

— S.H. (Father)