North Texas girl sex trafficked from a Dallas Mavericks game shares her story of survival

North Texas girl sex trafficked from a Dallas Mavericks game shares her story of survival: “I’m not afraid” (KTVT via Newspath)


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[@323mell]

Dont talk to strangers dont let your kids go to the restroom or anywhere alone

[@mrsc1742]

If she had actually just went to the restroom it wouldn't have happened. SHE voluntarily walked up to a random man looking for drugs! She then voluntarily went to the parking garage with the stranger. That was the cause of this.

[@kali86222]

​@@mrsc1742 She was a 15 year old child. She shouldn't have left with strangers or done drugs, of course, but she did not cause this. The criminals caused this, end of story. The victim didn't cause this. They would have found another victim, she just made it easier for them.

[@imo.124]

Now I see why my Mom would be so crazy about going with me everywhere when I was a teen. Smh

[@imo.124]

​@mrsc1742 although true she is still 15 years old. A kid regardless of the role she played in this. This will be a lesson for other teens about the dangers of drug use.

[@kintsukuroi6300]

@@kali86222 I think the other comment was in relation like she did not go to the bathroom and got abducted and then sold into the streets. The story is of a person with drug addiction that probably was accustomed to ask strangers if they were smoking pot and wants to join in. Unfortunately, those men saw thru her vulnerability and took advantage. But as citizens of the world we know that there are predators out there lurking for a prey. The issue is not if she is a victim or not because there is a BIGGER issue she was already on the self-destruct mode from the moment she got a drug addiction as she said in the interview 'I was running for drugs and my family was not my priority.'

[@allouttabubblegum1984]

It's the biggest problem in America and the media barely covers it.

[@admar6934]

They're in it though

[@daniella8400]

Because so many men participate in this! The average man today has or would be involved with sex workers even if underage

[@JohnDoe-lc9yj]

Religion is America's biggest problem.

[@sargassum6190]

It is talked about, all of the time. But people want to think the victims are suburban moms, snatched from Target or kids taken from playgrounds. But, it’s addicts, the unhoused, foster kids who are the victims of trafficking. People don’t think they have enough worth.

[@weirdloverwilde]

Who are the buyers? Find the buyers

[@pbrd4695]

15 year old asking strangers for substances is the beginning of of the problem.

[@Penelope-2020]

Exactly how immature

[@CocoChanel-r2b]

Thats why WE as adults are supposed to protect and guide these babies, NOT EXPLOIT THEM. There brains are not fully developed! THIS IS WHY I HAVE NO SYMPATHY FOR PPL TO PRAY ON CHILDREN.but ur stance and takeaway from this has raised my eyebrow. It sounds like ur trying to place some sort of blame on this girl for trying to get drugs underage as if u urself never did ANYTHING remotely similar in ur own teenage years and u have some sort of authority to pass judgement🤔⁉️

[@lovelylibra107]

@@Penelope-2020 no how dumb.Has nothing to do with maturity.. so take your condescending comment and stick it up your ass.

[@lovelylibra107]

@@Penelope-2020 there’s a reason why minors can be tried as adults because at some point their accountable for their actions.

[@lovelylibra107]

@@CocoChanel-r2b I can only pass judgment on something that I can relate to and being a former 15-year-old I know that no one I knew was this damn reckless

[@diamondintheback2329]

That was NOT weed. Weed doesn't make you do that. She was addicted to more than just weed. She had access to a phone, but never used it to tell her parents were she was . . . THAT'S a drug addiction.

[@randomtees]

It was also her SECOND time running away for an extended period. To Oklahoma. Most likely with the same people. She isn't being honest about her story and this reporter chose to ignore significant background details. This wasn't just some random dude she came across at a Mavs game.

[@studio54studio]

You know NOTHING lol

[@svbuchanan]

100%

[@indakgalak]

@@randomteesWhere did you get all of that information?

[@darwinjina]

Weed does not reduce your decision making skills?

[@rustinstardust2094]

They had her on a LOT more than just pot if she was more preoccupied w/getting drugs than going home.

[@alysiagould8986]

Ooooo…….that part!!!!!! 🎯🎯🎯 Ain’t no way she was moving like that over THC or anxiety. 😒

[@shamanskye]

You guys are such sick fucks out here shut up

[@HarmlessComment]

Yes!! Real potheads know this.

[@me-pb3gi]

Exactly

[@samsalamander8147]

Crystal, herion, benzodiazepines or cocaine but not weed not ever if anything weed will make you have more anxiety and you will freak out even more but you won’t just forget about your family and take off with some pimps for some weed and if she thinks it was just weed she was being drugged or something. I think she just went on a little adventure to be honest. I wouldn’t be surprised if the pictures and sex work was her idea but she needed someone to blame it on so she went with the trafficking angle. If she said any other drug besides weed and I 100% would have believed this story.

[@MsFemininity]

I don't think weed was her only addiction, I have never heard of people addicted to weed going and asking some strangers for it.

[@reneewalker9611]

Don’t talk to strangers . She didn’t call her parents.

[@lizzzglam]

You are absolutely right.

[@rebecca8866]

I've asked strangers for weed as a teen so... you are wrong.

[@Brinevercared]

U guys sound crazy pot heads will ask anyone for weed but u wouldn’t just ask anyone for crack or blows or Molly because those are hard drugs

[@mangum766539333]

you should run for office :)

[@zss.1589]

Thankfully her parents cared enough to find her and not rely on police

[@erikc3057]

Did you not watch the video, or are you a bot? She was LITERALLY found by a police officer, NOT her parents.

[@sarahlee5782]

The police found her because her parents hired a PI.

[@erikc3057]

@@sarahlee5782 That's actually not entirely true. Yes, the PI called the OKC PD, but this went out as an Amber alert and all of Texas and Oklahoma knew about this. Sounds like you don't live in the DFW area. Well I do and I remember when this first happened. All of North Texas knew about her.

[@Princess__Buttercup]

@@erikc3057and it was still the PI that found her. Right?

[@GuitarsCarsandBikes]

Police are paid to ignore this. Wake up. Democrats use these children as currency and power. All Democrats. Not some.

[@nthatomalope]

Addicted to weed at 15. Approached a random older dude, asking him: "hey do you smoke?". Lying about where her dad is & following this dude to the parking lot is where this girl lost me.

[@JustChillVids86]

She's definitely not telling the truth 3 -4 mins in the story and I already see so many red flags 😂

[@nowintroducinghertome]

Ma'am no ma'am. I've smoked weed since I was 15! I never went to older folks for it on the low by myself at 15. This a daddy issue. I would walk my daughter to the bathroom 😢

[@MNP208]

Something concerning was going on in her family.

[@studio54studio]

She's obvs brainwashed by religion for starter. #Propaganda #ImaginaryOldManInTheSky #PatriarchyBS #Delusions #FairyTales #BrainwashingWeakMinds

[@Dargonhuman]

Yea this isn't at all what I expected, normally in a case like this the men approach the victim and coerce her away, but she approached them? That's fishy as all hell.

[@angiedinwiddie9823]

I never let my daughter go to the bathroom by herself even in Walmart

[@jimmykrakorn9676]

@@angiedinwiddie9823 is your daughter 15?

[@krystallovern6752]

I would never take my daughter through the doors of wallmart

[@sidology1.0]

​@@krystallovern6752 wow 😅

[@naomiferreira8255]

I never ever let my kids go into public restrooms alone. I go with my granddaughter in the women’s restroom and I stand outside the men’s room when my grandsons are in the restroom. Mall security once told me I couldn’t stand there I told him my grandsons in there and I’m not moving.

[@Look_What_You_Did]

Awww... Mean while there are countries where children can and do explore everything unattended.

[@tijrus]

This is about a teenager who made a sequence of bad decisions and is alive to talk about them through the grace of God.

[@missychan63]

God has nothing to do with this, If he did it wouldn't have happened to her at all. My God would not allow a child to be trafficked for sex...

[@CamilleVSE]

No, this is about the men who walk among us, buying and selling women and children for sex.

[@reneewalker9611]

@@missychan63 good and bad choices always has consequences! bad choice! But Grace of God

[@HandsomeMalcolmcats]

@@missychan63 We have free will so it has nothing to do with what God allows, but our choices we make and luckily she also chose to pray and ask for help which came immediately and is awesome. Luckily, God is bigger than all of our understanding, and comes through when we ask and pray to be delivered from our choices. God doesn’t get it wrong even when we do.

[@sarahtiferet9025]

What's your F-cking point ? Is this for attention?

[@jones2277]

going off with two strange men is never going to end well.

[@jsikes4435]

In the beginning it was just the one guy. I figure the other guy came up after she was compromised, then she went from being in control to not. The scary part is these guys had it down, she wasn’t the first. Girl Boss mode only works in the movies.

[@niraku321]

Men cry about being treated as suspicious then comments like this.. 🙄

[@jimmykrakorn9676]

@@niraku321 women complain about being victims because they have no accountability 🙄

[@habibi750]

@@jimmykrakorn9676😂 exactly. You have to be dumb to go with some strangers to do drugs

[@jimmykrakorn9676]

@@habibi750you have more likes than my comment because people are so mad I’m so smart and so right so that’s why I’m writing this to make them madder 😂😂

[@richardmartinez4145]

Sounds like the story of a runaway, not a kidnap victim.

[@noronahahaha]

It can start one way and end another.

[@studio54studio]

@@noronahahaha You wear your name well hahaha

[@TexasIslander]

Yep

[@Westernkind]

Either way she is still a victim

[@Blahsy]

Victim of her own stupidity

[@ddgirl4135]

15 year old looking for drugs at a game. Leaving her dad. Parents need to wake up, she was already addicted. This is so sad, but preventable. I’m glad she’s okay.

[@spicerc1244]

Another sad dynamic is young, white girls was to seem cool and seek validation from older men. It may not be something we want to acknowledge but like you mentioned this is preventable and complicated.

[@arnetrahughes2277]

...and it wasn't weed.

[@daystars-den]

@@arnetrahughes2277 What was it?

[@charlesross1682]

she was already trouble before the trafficking

[@Tom-ld9hp]

What makes it sad for me is her age that this happened at.

[@bcc7777]

Imagine how many girls never escaped.

[@Princess__Buttercup]

😞

[@comeagyn]

Imagine how many didn't voluntarily go and pass up a phone at every opportunity🙄

[@rustypoodle6339]

She willing went. She was not a victim

[@bcc7777]

@@rustypoodle6339 that's the dumbest thing ever! She was obviously drugged and did not willingly stay with these men.

[@rustypoodle6339]

@@bcc7777 lmao says who? The girl who left her dad amd went up to strangers asking for drugs? Niave.

[@JacobSolbux]

I feel like there's more to this story. She's not saying everything

[@anonymousdogg1559]

Honestly, yea, she probably still has the truth in her phone hidden somewhere in text chat logs. The parents messed up by not going though that phone and finding out the truth.

[@patriciapearl2529]

I caught onto that right away. I know she is a victim but there is more to the story.

[@nightdrmvideos]

yeah she is definitely hiding something like it was her choice to go with those men. Seems like she has a bad past and wasn't giving any care about her body.

[@joshbrown5938]

Yes there is more to this here I have a lady and she never goes anywhere at night now back up 1990 woman could go anywhere at night but not anymore way to dangerous

[@NONANTI]

Grown men don't just go off with random underage girls. She def had this hookup arranged before hand.

[@This-Is-My-Little-Corner]

My child was taken at 16. She can’t even speak about what happened. But it changed her forever. We almost lost her. The extent that they coached her on how to disappear is absolutely terrifying. Parents need to know what monsters are out there. And it start with the phone, the computers, and hiding things. The story is so unreal people would t hardly believe it. But at 16 two men hurt her and almost got away with trafficking. If we had t had Life360 on her phone (even after she disabled it) we were able to track her and save her. But not before the damage was done. They got her 2 states away. A 21 hour drive from us in one day

[@isitrachelorj3953]

Parents need to acknowledge what little "monsters" their kids are/can become.

[@jparrales93]

Omgsh I’m so sorry 😢I’m so glad she’s okay 🙏🏻🤍🙏🏻🤍🙏🏻

[@This-Is-My-Little-Corner]

@@jparrales93 thank you. We have almost lost her a dozen times. She’s been in the hospital so many times after that and is literally stuck at that age and she’s 22 now. It’s a rough road after something like that. I do appreciate your kind. Thoughts

[@This-Is-My-Little-Corner]

@@isitrachelorj3953 I’m not really sure what your comment has to do with mine. My child was not the monster. It was the two male adults that were the monsters.

[@isitrachelorj3953]

@@This-Is-My-Little-Corner my child was not the monster - says every parent who's kid is an addict, a thief, a sexual predator, a bully, a mean-girl, a gang member or all to often a school shooter. PARENTS ARE OBLIVIOUS TO THIER KIDS PROBLEMS/NATURE BECAUSE THEY ARE TO FOCUSED ON THIER OWN SELFISH DESIRES/NEEDS/GOALS. you must be the exception!

[@ché_1987]

The teenager was in trouble way before she attended the Mavs basketball game. She has a substance abuse issue and was willing to interact with a total stranger to cope with it. A recipe for disaster that she will have to deal with for the rest of her life.

[@Klisa21]

Doesn’t excuse the perpetrator’s

[@Kattaz0309]

@@Klisa21 But you do understand that you should prevent yourself from getting into that situation right?

[@henryrodgers1752]

@@Klisa21: If you step off a cliff, don’t blame gravity for your fall.

[@jimmykrakorn9676]

@@Klisa21she was the perpetrator

[@henmaidstale]

She was 15 and defiant like most of us were. We are failing to protect our children.😢

[@lburg3780]

Sad. But drug addiction shouldn’t result in a minor being kidnapped and trafficked. Blame the criminals, not the child.

[@duzntmatter5926]

She wasn’t a child. She was old enough to know better. To know that approaching strangers (a man ) for dope and going off to a parking garage could be dangerous! There are bad ppl and that was a bad choice. If you don’t start holding ppl accountable for these choices, more girls will die!

[@MariaInEurope]

Exactly !

[@brianhawk1854]

Well blame both. Her life was n her hand her own self

[@glmorten]

A marijuana drug addiction doesn't make you behave the way she was. While I agree she was the victim and the grown men are evil she seeked them out. Teach and raise your kids better in both the case of the creeps and the teenage girl seeking out bad boys.

[@stephaniemoad9569]

Yeah blame the criminals BUT this girl put herself into this situation

[@Seventh_hour]

There’s holes in this story that no one is going to look into because she’s the victim. Something is off

[@angelaf7119]

She was just so young, between being drugged up and so very young and immature she didn't really know or truly understand what was going on.

[@fruitsnac9088]

Leave it to the investigators you're not one. Stop blaming a child victim with your dumb grown aa

[@venuselectrificata]

I think she wanted to escape from her home so she went with the stranger

[@Dovelunalove]

very strange and she was addicted to more than just “weed”

[@elizabethgraham8819]

White victim.

[@MsTygame]

I don’t think we are getting the entire story.

[@Yourstruly40]

Poor Dad. That day at the game must have been beyond terrifying. She was a troubled rebellious teen addict.

[@CrisCasanovast9vx]

As a recovering alcoholic, family problems and abuse from family made me go down a wrong path too. Can’t choose who you’re raised by.

[@jennifermarie3158]

@@CrisCasanovast9vx You can't choose who you're raised by, but you can control your own actions. I was raised by two abusive drug addicts. My mom passed away from overdose when I was young, so my Dad raised me but was a very bad/absent parent, and so I encountered a lot of pretty bad stuff as a kid. Still, I realized that I could either continue the cycle or get myself out of that some day. So I put my head down and worked, and now here I am with a PhD making six figures living in my ideal location travelling the world. The world can stack the cards for or against us, but ultimately we decide how we play our cards.

[@missesha6869]

exactly. so basically, she did this to her self ......

[@countrysister700]

Dad may have known she was a mess but thought the game and time with him would be a distraction. Little did he know....

[@LeeJillian]

​@missesha6869 So can you be ANY crueler? Does that make you feel superior? I actually feel sorry for you. How desolate does ur life have to be to get a "win" to get "joy" from a CHILD'S pain from addiction making her vulnerable to real life MONSTERS. Wow...do better, please 🙏🏾

[@Addison737]

There must be some things left out of this story because it doesn’t make any sense. A 15 yo at a basketball game with her dad and she decides to go ask strangers if they “smoke” then proceeds to go to a parking garage with one? Doesn’t call for help when there’s an opportunity? This girl has 0 survival instincts. If it wasn’t for that police officer she’d likely still be missing

[@betsybabf748]

She has also lost large chunks of time is is just starting to remember through therapy, which shows they most likely laced the pot they gave her with other far stronger substances so she would not have the ability to remember, fight back or think rationally.

[@Solscapes.]

Traffickers, like all bullies, know how to spot easy targets. They're usually children of bullies.

[@anthonythomas1504]

​@@Solscapes. That doesn't explain leaving her father.

[@luciamixon4156]

​@@anthonythomas1504she was much younger than this current interview. She had no idea what she was doing or the danger she was in. Apparently a cop saw her or she would still be missing.

[@CramaLand]

she wasnt missing, she ran away and clearly said so

[@judithshelton5655]

This story doesn't make sense. But I'm glad she's safe now with people who love her and a dog to love.

[@bunny4ever62]

YES! Agree with you 100 percent!

[@mts4611]

It doesn't make sense cause she's partially lying.

[@Cat-Tiger-Taegi-Cult]

They most likely sprinkled some crack (the dominant schedule 1 drug at that time although Meth could also be a contender) into the joint to cloud her judgment and make her easier to transport?

[@amydelane4145]

Not at all....honestly I don't think she was lured....just my thoughts...

[@missbree7333]

Can't tell the WHOLE story.. then she'd look bad.... and lose the innocent act.

[@MTknitter22]

This girl is blessed to be alive. I heard a retired Texas sheriff on radio say this year that DFW area is USA’s center for sex trafficking. TEXAS families must be on red alert because it is far more dangerous here than many other places. We are close to that border.

[@studio54studio]

#Propaganda #ImaginaryOldManInTheSky #PatriarchyBS #Delusions #FairyTales #BrainwashingWeakMinds

[@rachelhall6287]

Unfortunately Houston’s even worse 😢

[@Sowedintears6]

Is anywhere in TX a little less of a target? Considering relocating and now I’m questioning

[@RC94332]

@@Sowedintears6 youll most likely be fine.

[@conniegodar8146]

She at 15 , goes to a parking garage with a random guys she doesn't know to smoke weed???

[@Whitehorse_crimefighter]

I smoked weed with all kinds of random people when I was 15. I wasnt able to get weed from my family and church friends so it was almost always strangers I was smoking with

[@missychan63]

She could very well have done that, but there's no way weed had her looking for it from complete strangers, She was on something a whole lot stronger than THC.

[@nchnch5791]

She is 15, teens do not have fully developed brain.

[@515ventures3]

Her trip alone to the bathroom was perfectly fine. Thats not the problem. She pursued a man she did not know in the hallway and left the stadium with him! She made some really bad decisions! And this video is focusing too much on trafficking and not enough on how much a female can truly F her life up in an instant! This video is making her look like a victim, but it does take 2 to tangle. She brought this on herself! Is this her story of survival? Or is it to remind other women what not to do & F up at a NBA game? Like not talk to strangers maybe! She got herself a news story. So she will deff gain in popularity for sure!

[@lisag.2902]

@@515ventures3 this is a horrible reply. Maybe she had poor boundaries and judgement at 15. She was still a minor! I can tell you, I came from a messed up family when this happened to me and would go up to strangers all the time to get high with *is the story here only get marijuana from upscale trusted people, like drug dealers are the examples of morality!....you can't blame her, she was a minor, a child, and being sold for sex as an underage minor, no matter how you look at it, is a crime.

[@tianaolivares6689]

I’m confused on how she was kidnapped but they let her walk around outside alone.

[@amywilkins]

Why, she willingly went with them? Duh

[@actionforanimals4862]

She was in shock.

[@tiag298]

She ran away to strangers. They told her she could do some things for drugs. She wanted to and did.

[@actionforanimals4862]

@@tiag298 She's not to blame for what happened to her. She was just 16 years old. Have some compassion.

[@actionforanimals4862]

@@amywilkins She went with them to smoke weed. That's all. Keep in mind that she was 16 years old. She never consented to being raped, kidnapped or sex trafficked. No one consents to that.

[@seizuregirlllll]

As someone who was recruited into prostitution at 19, this brought me to tears, I know how it feels to go through literal hell and come out and say how proud you are of yourself. Proud of her too!

[@down-to-earth-mystery-school]

So glad you were able to get out and reclaim your life💕

[@chayesjr26]

How do you get recruited to be a thot….? Gtfoh…

[@Orpilorp]

Praise God you are out of that nightmare. I pray that He will guide you as you move forward.

[@Psychiatricnerd]

I’m proud of both of you!! You’re doing great girl!!

[@BcksgotIQs]

You are not a victim You are an accessory to the crime STOP PLEASE

[@DarkMatter2525]

As a father, finding my kidnapped child in a sex ad would be an unspeakable horror. Full John Wick.

[@wreckitjax]

Maybe your daughter put herself there. Teach better

[@AbelRamirezII]

This story didn't start out as a kidnapping. She made some stupid decisions to 'chill' with some evil people while her dad was watching a basketball game waiting on her to return from the restroom.

[@Gabrielle-Z]

Don't ask strange men for drugs and go off with them.

[@leenacabe6374]

What's fucked up is that we have to tell them this shit. Common sense is not common. Those of us that have it have to deal with the ignorance of those that don't😂

[@susancook7332]

Thanks captain obvious

[@jimmykrakorn9676]

@@susancook7332it’s obvious that it’s not so obvious captain..

[@chihirostargazer6573]

Victim blaming is not cute.

[@Phlostonparadise2971]

​@@chihirostargazer6573Retire this clowny infantile phrase. The only thing it has accomplished is to manufacture more victims.

[@SunShine-vo8kj]

She went off on a drug binge and this was way more than weed. This girl needs mental help & rehab.

[@TravelWithBlair]

Yep

[@mcflex8913]

100% right.

[@Dastardly_X]

YES 👍

[@amandaturner2973]

The hard truths

[@jsjameson]

That makes more sense than the way they tried to frame this story.

[@abbytomkiewicz2232]

Am I the only one sitting here shaking my head perplexed?! 15 years is old enough to know not to do drugs and go with a stranger to a parking garage for it!!! Lord. I am glad she is ok but what in the world?!

[@J.Mulleno]

Addictions, anxiety and physical/mental/emotional pain will cause someone to risk what they know otherwise, as something not to do. Unsafe things/people, will be approached easier, when one is not well within one's self..Breaking even the fear of unknown, high risk people..

[@anonymousdogg1559]

Honestly she’s leaving stuff out, it’s half truths, to me it feels like she wanted to run away from home and actually try something different. It doesn’t feel complete but at the same time those guys knew exactly what to say to get her to go with them and feel comfortable not calling her parents.

[@HmmmInteresttting]

Yes kids do the wrong thing… and end up in bad situations. That’s what kids do and she’s super lucky to be alive.

[@DeEmperor1]

15 old years is GROWN. I was taught even before i could write my name not to talk to strangers. I am Nigerian and my family beat the shit out of me if they saw me say anything more than "good morning" to a stranger. And this was before i even turned 5 years old. You can't kidnap a 15 years old African child unless you have a weapon.

[@healthyhomefairy]

⁠@@DeEmperor1I don't think having a culture of beating toddlers is something to brag about. You're just preventing one trauma by inflicting another at that point. Smh 😔

[@freebird7284]

the most BAD decisions i've ever heard in one single story by one person

[@abstract7073]

Sad, she rebelled against her parents but trusted total strangers…

[@BettieBoo]

Way to victim blame. It's a part of normal development to rebel against parents.

[@XablazedX]

@@BettieBoo No, it's not.

[@Sunshine66Bklyn]

It wasn’t rebelling against her parents. It was her addiction. She was self medicating her anxiety.

[@1995texasaggie]

@@Sunshine66Bklyn Self-medicating anxiety....“What can be, unburdened by what has been.” - Hilarious.

[@leroygreen9227]

​@@BettieBoo thats not true. You've been programmed and indoctrinated by Western philosophy and don't even realize it. You're part of the problem

[@kayleslielouise1180]

I’m high on marijuana right now, and I can tell you 100% they laced her stuff. Nasty crazies, I’m so happy she’s ok.

[@Shatteredpiecesamoungus]

I thought that too

[@BelleEFlopp-nk5xe]

Right? I was looking for this comment knowing that there is no way it was just marijuana…maybe some people have some adverse reactions like that but I’ve never heard of it, seen it or experienced it. I smoke every day. Even when I’ve had some heavy dose edibles in the past, I was still fully coherent, just dizzy and nauseas if I wasn’t laying down. This is why it’s so great that it’s legal medically/recreationally in my state now, Purchasing safe MJ from dispensaries ensures it’s not laced with anything.

[@legacybuilder9664]

Get off the drugs and do something with your life. You have so much to live for.

[@rustinstardust2094]

There was an 18 yr old from a middle class family in San Diego who was abducted/smuggled into Tijuana and trafficked for over a year. They had her so addicted on whatever it was - obvs NOT pot - that when undercover ATF agents found her & authorities freed her, she was sent home to her family but ended up running away/going back to the brothel because her addiction was just that strong. 😢

[@CocoChanel-r2b]

DEFINITELY!!

[@CourageUnderFire87]

Honestly, I believe she met what she assumed to be one guy online or via app and planned to meet this person at the Mavericks game by sneaking away from her dad and it turned bad from there.

[@anonymousdogg1559]

Same, it would be better if she told the straight up truth. I’m honestly disappointed the parents didn’t try to get into her phone to learn the real story, that way they can take the necessary precautions to avoid this situation with her again. She definitely didn’t go for weed, but the parents had a chance to find out, too bad they didn’t.

[@Harris_will_steal_election]

Exactly she didn't just randomly run into some guy she was talking to him online

[@williammkydde]

I had a similar thought. She comes across this random one guy, and then suddenly more of them jump out of the woodwork, and the car in the garage waiting... Looks like the bad guys were ready waiting for her. They weren't just sitting around the stadium waiting for a random girl to ask for a smoke.

[@uup116]

This girl hasn't stopped making bad choices...nose ring, tattoos, i'm sure there is a history of behavioral girl boss issues.

[@williammkydde]

Seems like her parents have no authority at all. They were the last people she thought of.

[@lorrainevassallo8168]

A 15 year old girl goes to a stadium parking garage with 2 total strangers to secure "substances" and doesn't give a thought as to whether her dad is wondering what happened to her? I'm sorry, something is "off" with her story.

[@rebelroar78]

Yeah when I was a kid that’s not how we got weed.

[@Unfluencer]

shes lying. opiod habit and still wont admit it. her parents raised an idiot.

[@Diamondgirl222]

Addiction sucks! Thank goodness she is here to tell her story. 🙏❤️‍🩹

[@DeeDiamond2981]

U aren't this young lady.... and all teens like their parents..

[@lorrainevassallo8168]

@@DeeDiamond2981 Neither r u. And no, they don't.

[@GrowWildOutdoors]

What in the actual hell is this story. She wasn't educated to not seek drugs from strangers in a parking garage? Didn't call her family, no tears with her crying. Something is extremely off here. Edit: Not every rape survivor belongs in the same ideological camp, and it's not "victim blaming" to understand the full context of a crime. Asking why she appears to be lying doesn't in any way absolve sex traffickers of accountability for their crimes.

[@peaceofmindofpeace1650]

Yes. She preferred drugs over calling her parents but ofcourse the main thing is those men took advantage of her bad choice and need for drugs.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

First of all, as a parent you can educate your kids all you're able to and they may still do the very same ridiculous things you warned them against. So what happened? It wasn't a matter of bad judgement, it was a matter of her stifling her good judgement. I'm saying she went off for pleasure and adventure. She found it, but maybe it wasn't to her taste after the initial excitement: exhausting, gross, degrading and frightening. Or maybe she found it was for the most part agreeable enough, but she had a life to get back to. And she would've blanched at her appearance in the mirror.

[@DoughnutWolf]

@@dixonpinfold2582 you are so nasty. the problem is not children its the people giving them drugs and kidnapping them. even if kids are already at risk you are implying that the Human Trafficking is "justice" or "deserved" for her being uneducated and reckless. Those people should be in prison, and I hope you have no children in your life because you have a disgusting and neglectful attitude that does nothing to solve the problem. No one "deserves" that to happen to them, especially as a teenager who makes bad decisions. this problem has existed for decades in America, but I dont think you care.

[@3rett115]

She is lying about a lot. You can see it in her body language. This is only a crime because of her age and no one should prey on vulnerable children, but she knew what she was doing and is now trying to pretend she was 100% innocent.

[@toddthomas6593]

This story and others like it are why we need to vote for kamala comrad! Trump is a rapist like the drug dealers were! Kamala will free all sex trafficked women. Praise mala

[@Erock5168]

Im glad she is safe but I have a feeling that we are NOT hearing the whole story. There is way to much of this story that does not make sence

[@lindseeziegler90]

totally feel the same

[@spicerc1244]

It's sad but basically the media wants to present this as clear-cut abduction but as you saw it clearly isn't. The men should still be in jail but the sad reality is this just isn't the violent, forced attack that we picture when journalists throw around the r-word.

[@AFVfan1]

Such as?

[@Erock5168]

@@AFVfan1 I’m not going to elaborate because I don’t want to sound like I’m blaming the victim but……..come on man

[@dcards4632]

Don't bring weed into this. She was smoking crack. Im so sorry you had to go through this but if your going to tell your story tell the truth. Don't sugar coat it.

[@YambouSVG]

She went to a basketball game and wasn’t sober. This is a troubling / concerning story on so many levels

[@cartergomez5390]

So she was high around her dad. Maybe she was a problem child and she should’ve gone to the bathroom with her dad or brought a friend to the game

[@elisedemerveilles3065]

Sure it is. And just by watching this short clip, one can see she is still emotionally unstable. But it's still not her fault that two guys abducted her, raped her & sold her online. And I'm not sure what she even means by "sober." And they probably drugged her right away with something way stronger than pot. She wouldn't even know it.

[@devin11750]

Going to a basketball game in general

[@belen4775]

Sad and concerning. Also, could have been a Dallas Mavericks game, a concert or a local parade! The title made me think the team had something to do.

[@AnthonyClark177]

​@@belen4775Click bait from a misleading story.

[@vikkilenore1370]

All it takes is 24 hours for a private investigator to find her. Why can't the police hire a private investigator to help them find people?

[@jordanalandry1866]

You aren't seriously THAT stupid are u? That this needs to be explained?

[@nannitadenise8306]

No shit

[@naijawife1891]

They're called detectives within the police department.....police don't generally care very much

[@biellaspointofview2054]

Because there’s a bunch of people to find. Too many cases can’t all be handled overnight.

[@IdahoRanchGirl]

Because it's the only thing the private investigator has to do. And they can do things that cops can't because of Constitution and rules. Cops have work shifts. PI is gonna make his money working around the clock. He has one job. Cops go where they're sent by the big brass.

[@u32481]

There's A LOT more to the story than what she's sharing

[@Camry586]

Completely agree. Glad she’s safe now but something ain’t right

[@lindseywagner7510]

Yeah its called lying about the whole thing

[@Toughmittens]

I think this points to the fact that girls this age don’t feel they are being exploited because they are led to believe they should be held accountable for choices they made before their brains were fully developed. In other words, you’re just victim blaming. She was 15 and addicted to drugs and evil men took advantage of that. Stop trying to blame that on her

[@jparrales93]

@@Toughmittens💯💯👍🏻

[@suz871]

Natalee mentioned how much her dog has saved her life. I get that. Animals have incredible healing abilities. My cat Trin is who I call my “sober cat”. I had relapsed after almost 10 years. My addiction was with alcohol. After my relapse and 5 weeks of sheer hell, I got sober again. Three days into my sobriety, I brought in my cat who was a local stray. She gave me a purpose and I know she needed help too. I will be sober 5 years next month. Trin is still with me. Natalee is a warrior. It’s not easy to speak up after being violated like that. I was in an extremely abusive marriage that I recently got out of. It’s such a hopeless feeling to know you are being abused and treated cruelly and to feel like it will never end. And for some people, it doesn’t end. But I hope Natalee’s story raises awareness and will help others who are in need.

[@karenries8960]

My ex was dangerous he abused me in every way, and even said the kids didn't deserve to live. I went to work with blood in my hair and black eyes. I hate him, and I love animals. He chopped our kids kitten's head off with an axe.

[@Fairbanks84]

There is more to this story...she randomly approached a man while going to the bathroom for drugs... Later, when given the opportunity for help, didn't call her parents. I almost get the impression it was a runaway that didn't go as she expected.

[@CockMcBallsddd]

Its pretty obvious to me. She got buyers remorse after she made a dipshit decision. But treating her like some kind of hero is pathetic and its disgusting. She wanted to go screw 2 guys for drugs and act like a street skank and that's how she got treated. No one gets TAKEN from a fkin Mavs game. She was a willing participant at least at first, if not the entire fkin time.

[@noreenalbright2245]

None of them do.

[@JeSuisDeTexas]

Are you saying that’s ok? It’s her fault? A kid being stupid-an adult being evil.

[@nevaeh._]

truee she caused this whole situation pn herself no one is about to go up to a stranger and ask them do they have drugs.. TRAFFICKERS WILL SNATCH YOU UP they didnt snatch her up she walked to the parking garage with those men

[@nevaeh._]

@@JeSuisDeTexasSHE WENT UP TO A RANDOM MAN AND ASKED HIM IF HE HAVE WEED.. she caused this on herself TRAFFICKERS WILL JUST SNATCH YOU UP she calmly walked with them to the garage looking for weed

[@tp8087]

She left her Dad and purposely went looking for strangers to score. So silly, and she suffered the consequences. She learnt a hard lesson.

[@TravelWithBlair]

Yep

[@MAWA2024]

and she's VERY lucky to still be alive...

[@elainew2230]

you do realize she was a CHILD ???

[@mikebranchwarmer1263]

bro that doesnt justify rape, wtf?? ur messed up in the head

[@LadiboiJoy]

Society says women can do NO wrong! And it's sexism to deny a woman to do what and when she wants

[@kennedyallen9286]

That wasn’t marijuana…

[@olgapizarro217]

You are absolutely correct👍

[@monicaleonard501]

I’m upset that she’s blaming weed. Girl that was meth

[@WordMadeFlesh777]

Probably fent

[@justinwilmoth8533]

Or heroin

[@lindseeziegler90]

exactly!!

[@Harris_will_steal_election]

Meth doesn't have a withdrawal effect that would allow for someone to control you what does is heroin or fentanyl one hit of that and you could become a slave especially a young teenager with nowhere else to get it

[@dneecie3059]

Or crack

[@Eplovesjesus]

This happens a lot more than you would think at football games and other sporting events.. and there is never coverage on it.

[@richardstengline5743]

They won't cover it because it will cut into their profits, Media is part of it because they get the advertising dollars.

[@Sc-Runner]

I seriously doubt it happens all the time. And if it did our fear mongering news networks would love to cover it, wouldn’t they? That’s exactly the kind of story they’d want to do, anything where something you thought was safe could actually be very dangerous.

[@NiaLaLa_V]

Plenty of people cover issues that most humans ignore. You chose to watch other things today. That is reality.

[@ILGuy2012]

They don't want too much coverage, because they want it to continue.

[@leenacabe6374]

They are paid to not cover it.

[@Michael-qs1yd]

Her whole story sounds suspicious

[@ngrnmck]

Please elaborate on your suspicions. My suspicion is you’re judging her to be a liar and my proof is your stupid comment.

[@alisonf6478]

Human trafficking is rampant.

[@dwaynehewitt210]

It sounds suspicious because she got herself in trouble by asking for drugs. She hesitated to say that probably for fear that people would say that it's her fault.

[@dannichols3383]

Even after she was abducted and was close to a phone, she even said calling for help wasn't an option. Cause she wanted her fix to get high.

[@mj6901]

She could be a plant meant to divert or she’s withholding information because she or her family are being threatened. Either way please bear in mind: Human trafficking is the most prevalent and hidden atrocity being done to children.

[@kornkat]

She wás 15 and lost inside. All of you here blaming her and acting so holier than thou are completely insufferable. I guess you have perfect lives with no issues and have never made mistakes. And this girl was only 15 at the time and your dogging her for not being mature enough to know what to do. There will come a time in your life and it might be you or your child or relative but somehow it will hit close to home, something that will need understanding and compassion and when you don't receive it , then remember how you treated others. Wht you put out into the universe comes back to you. Get over yourselves.

[@wreckitjax]

No compassion for people who make bad choices. She is a drug addict who made a series of incredibly bad choices one after another.

[@sarinamerchang76]

So let me get this straight - she willingly went to a parking lot with a man she didn't even know to inhale toxic substances at the age of 15 years old?! Problem had already begun well before being trafficked. Praise God she is alright, but geez...way to put herself in a very unsafe situation quite knowingly.

[@dorisfaulkner9721]

Marijuana is a natural plant and is not toxic to the body unless it’s laced. This story sounds like harder drugs had to be involved

[@Zildjian_DW]

I had trouble believing her. Just saying.

[@dylanstevens5714]

@@dorisfaulkner9721”intoxicated” sorry miss but you are misinformed. There is toxins in marijuana, there’s a reason you can “detox”. It’s just science, not opinion.

[@VampireSock]

Nice victim-blaming there lady. Hope it never happens to your kids

[@1ofCornPopsBigBadB_____ez]

​@@VampireSockExactly! I had these issues that started at 12 with nicotine. By 14 I was standing around GS parking lots asking grown men to buy me smokes cause women would tell u no or ask where your mother is. Then after meeting not so nice ppl I started smoking pot and would take off with anybody to smoke. Then really bad things happened and I ended up doing harder drugs but not until my early 20's. The one thing that led to all this was not having a good relationship with my parents and also having unchecked mental health issues. These ppl think they know everything about a person from watching a short video on the internet. I have read more horrible and asenine comments on this video because ppl think they're all some kind of specialists on the subject of pot. So instead of listening to the whole story they start defending pot without thinking. And clearly they use too much. I always loved it when u were smoked out with ppl who thought they were completely normal but they were so slow they practically needed a helmet. Never any self recognition from pot heads. They're all so "superior". 🙄

[@jesssayin5986]

When this story came out people were so quick to blame the dad, but this young lady didn't get kidnapped from the bathroom. She went looking for drugs from strangers and she got what she was looking for. Let this be a lesson to all the young people out there. YOUR choices matter and consequences of your actions aren't always what you think they'll be. Terribly sad story.

[@susanplatt5331]

She didn't get what she was looking for. Don't victim blame.

[@malstarrainbow]

How would you even sit there and blame her? You think she deserved that? Youth is vulnerable and impressionable. She had no inclination or intent to be trafficked - at all.

[@sydneyclement9951]

Way to blame the victim. Can we start blaming the perpetrators?

[@YlehsaMichelle]

Thank you finally someone said it. I’m tired of people saying don’t blame the victim, but she’s 15, why are you looking for weed from strangers, like people are trustworthy. Although she wasn’t looking for it she is the reason why this happened to her. I’m so tired of people not knowing the difference of her being a victim and being the cause of being a victim. Yes, she’s a victim but this could’ve been avoided.

[@anthonythomas1504]

​@@susanplatt5331Yes she did. It's her fault.

[@lilac6940]

Wow, what a raw and scary story. But a miracle story too! Love that she prayed and God came right through with an answer in a way that she can ALWAYS know that not only is God real, but He's listening and He cares. Keep on praying, girl. Never forget. Thank you for telling your story.

[@NADA-ok2ce]

You only hear about it when they resurface….what about the ones who don’t make it out…..

[@lindafrabizio2910]

She was one of the lucky ones. !!!! 😢

[@pootwilla]

Amen. Four times in my life when I desperately needed help, I looked up to the sky and pleaded to God for help and got miraculously helped, instantly. God is good.

[@HandsomeMalcolmcats]

God is never wrong, even when we are. I’m grateful for testimonies like this that remind us never to give up on ourselves or on God. ❤

[@michelemichele5204]

so i guess god doesnt give a crap about all the kids who dont get away then huh? lol god??? it was luck! thats it, just dumb luck

[@ec6933]

This sounds more like she ran away from home for drugs and the adrenaline rush then decided to go back. She even says she could've called her family but they weren't her priority then either.

[@kimemerson4608]

No she was doing drugs. Shame on her for leaving with them. I would imagine one of the guys was a boyfriend. Shes not telling the whole story Glad she made it home

[@Toughmittens]

She was 15. Her brain wasn’t fully developed enough to make those decisions

[@kazukispeach]

shame on you for blaming a child for getting raped i bet you feel so good about yourself huh

[@VampireSock]

Shame on you

[@1ofCornPopsBigBadB_____ez]

Yeah cause u know EVERYTHING from a short vid right?! U know how slow u sound???

[@boogitybear2283]

Marijuana is NOT an addiction unless they have chemicals in them. She was being rebellious and paying the price for it. Ladies, don’t be stupid. This too can be you.

[@ShaynieB]

Most definitely… I bet she wont do that again. It literally only takes one bad experience to have ptsd. I know her actions haunt her daily. I’m praying for her.. but some people’s demons are stronger than yours… so just seeep the house clean through GOD’s love and purpose.

[@nickhearn7288]

Marijuana is a chemical…THC. 🤦🏽‍♂️ and the weed vapes out today are like 90% THC.. opposed to the actual plant being like 25% THC. People are heavily addicted….. if you smoke marijuana vapes and don’t have one for a long time you get more anxious than anything… and you feel sick as can be. That’s my experience anyway.

[@michellelondon3719]

@@nickhearn7288marijuana in its natural form does not contain chemical, unlike this new age manmade ish.

[@fjfrancois]

Parents to busy with other problems, more than their own kids 👎🏼

[@saltydog7038]

She was on meth, you can just look at her skin and tell that.

[@AnthonyClark177]

As someone who has kids around her age, I found this story so wrong on so many levels. The narrative should've been more about what not to do rather than the kidnapping itself. This is not even about situational awareness since her behavior from the beginning was very risky and illegal which led me to believe she's an addict. 1- Asking strangers for drugs can lead to being arrested by an undercover cop. 2- You don't know exactly the kind of drug you'd be given. 3- She willfully followed a stranger out of sight of the public at night. 4- The fact that she had to admit that they didn't throw her in that car, she wasn't violently subdued, nor they used a weapon tells me she didn't try to fight it like her depended on it. By the Grace of God, I'm happy she's okay but she needs serious help for addiction and risky behavior.

[@genbigmac2872]

Nice catch genius…she freely admitted she was an addict vaping and smoking marijuana

[@vickys.love00]

Most adolescents will show risky behaviors. It has nothing to with her being an addict. It’s her young age. It’s scientifically proven & I’m studying psych rn, trying to get my bachelors. It’s not uncommon for adolescents to exhibit risky behavior at all, it’s very well known that they sometimes invent a personal fable, which is when they think that notching and can happen to them.

[@firstname7470]

@@vickys.love00 I disagree with the term "risky behavior." To me that implies adolescents are actively seeking out a risk. The real problem is kids do not have as much life experience and are not aware of the dangers that lie ahead.

[@soniamachin3063]

sounds like good old victimblaming...

[@vickys.love00]

@@firstname7470 that is what I’m implying because that’s was science states…

[@user-hu1xd2lx9p]

Girl glad your safe! Listen to your parents children and tell someone!

[@thetoknboxshow]

I still can't get a news reporter to report on how my entire body was crushed with an excavator bucket at work, denied medical treatment, retaliated with violence for filing a Texas workers compensation claim over in Amarillo Texas. Then the justice system failed me. So yeah, kids don't jeopardize your life because some of us are literally fighting just to remain alive in Texas.

[@bbigjohnson069]

Get a good attorney. A GOOD ONE!

[@jj-bv3ui]

I'm so sorry yes get an attorney

[@thetoknboxshow]

@@jj-bv3ui No law firm wants to take on the Texas Mutual Insurance Company because this insurance company was created with Texas tax payer money and run by the Texas Government until 2012. It's now the biggest private workers compensation insurance company in Texas. And it has a lot of powerful connections in the government.

[@diversafriday]

Not much else I can do but pray for you brother. Hope you can find some work still

[@magicmarker7047]

@@thetoknboxshowWelcome to Texas, where nearly all the politicians are bought and paid for with Republican money. I feel for you and hope there is someone out there to help your case.

[@Hey_its_just_me_to]

15 years old and addicted to substances, and her parents didn’t know? So sad, that she had no coping skills that she can’t even go to the bathroom and have anxiety that she would ask a complete stranger for something? Parents need to know what’s going on in your child lives, nothing wrong with being a helicopter parent!

[@WhotheHellknowsAnyway]

Our kids lie to us from the time they turn 2 yrs old, that's how they get what they want. Ask your teenagers how many times they lied and what things do you not know they wrongfully did, you will be shocked, if they actually do tell you.

[@Eplovesjesus]

The Lord answered her prayer.. He is so real. I pray that she finds sobriety and encompasses the fruit of the spirit.. love, joy, peace, etc.

[@BelovedofChrist581]

In Jesus name amen❤

[@lnqxr]

Yet the other millions go unanswered, so therefore it can be because of your "Lord."

[@Whatulookinat78]

AMEN 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@Solscapes.]

We know He's real because he allows trafficking of children?

[@missychan63]

The same Lord that allowed this to happen to her in the first place? Is that the guy you're talking about? Stop it.

[@zridin1]

I feel sorry for the father, he takes his daughter to a game, and she disrespects him by knowingly seeking out drugs. If you not paying money for the drugs you seek, you will some other way. Nothing is free from strangers.

[@theclamhammer4447]

She wasn’t “trafficked”. She made choices and STILL isn’t taking accountability for them. This is pretty self evident by saying there was a phone available but she CHOSE to stay for the drug.

[@Verit0V]

I feel like a lot wasn't being said... interesting.

[@NickTaylorRickPowers]

So you support child molesters

[@RobynAboud]

Yeah, I don’t think the story was being told honestly…

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

This story doesn't add up , details are being left out and It feels like she wasn't as Innocent or as much as an unwilling victim as she's made out to be.

[@TruthBeTold0914]

🎯 Exactly.

[@adrimcandrew-jj8qi]

Mmmm im gona call bs on some of this story. Aint no way a 15 year old girl is feening for weed to the point of asking strange men in a crowded stadium...while shes with her dad. Sounds like she had a more extensive drug problem than shes letting on and that dude was probably her dealer. I dont say this to blame her in any way but the math aint mathing with this story.

[@lonnieclemens8028]

This is the first time I have ever watched a video on trafficking. It is an eye opener. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@MyPrintOnDemandJourney]

Watch The Sound of Freedom…it’s heartbreaking and shares the story of many children (main characters are a brother and sister) who were kidnapped and sold into sex slavery. It will shock you!

[@MinistryofPeace]

She went looking for drugs, then went off with two strange men, had sex with them, she was never restrained forcibly. This is a story of bad decisions. I'm so tired of every bad decision being labeled a sex trafficking incident.

[@homerroad]

Hmmm. you seem to be forgetting that there were two-three men who raped her in a van. The crime was their violence against a young girl, not her searching for drugs. Male violence against women is a world-wide problem. What is wrong with men? is the real question here.

[@MinistryofPeace]

@@homerroad She put herself in a bad situation with bad decisions and obvious substance abuse problems. People took advantage of her yes but let's teach women to make better decisions and stop absolving them of blame for every boneheaded decision they make. And "rape" is questionable because she would've done anything for those drugs and you know it.

[@TravelWithBlair]

😂right

[@TravelWithBlair]

@@MinistryofPeaceshe sure did

[@AnthonyClark177]

​@@homerroadYes, male violence against women exists. Even convicts will kill you for that in jail. But that child actually initiated the contact by asking them(total strangers) for drugs which is highly illegal. She willfully followed them to their car. I've seen some tragic and violent cases of kidnapping, drugging, selling young women to sex trafficking rings against their will. This is not one of them.

[@diannacooper9267]

Young kids on drugs... Parents need to be parenting.

[@numbernine3436]

I certainly hope you're referring to the boys or men who took her. This girl was with her dad. A dad took his 15 yr old daughter to an NBA game. How many men would r have chosen to hv gone w/a bunch of their friends? So no it wasn't her parents. She made a bad decision by approaching a stranger. She made a worse decision leaving the arena. Im sure in her mind she felt safe bc of the # of people around. Social media, isolation has screwed our children up. They no longer have the tight-knit connection with friends like those who were kids w/o social media. Everyone is a stranger but also familiar in a sense. We think "I'm friends with this person on fb so I kind of know them." No you don't.

[@valiasa-di6hr]

@numbernine , yeah of course it's responsibility of the social medias, internet, the neighbor next door, the aliens ect. to raise your own kids and not yours! How could I even think the opposite? Of course social medias are to blame for a minor thinking it's OK to just like that ask a stranger for drugs and then tell them it's OK to hang out with them never mind the waiting dad! That only goes to tell you that she has done that more than once after she was so comfortable to do it this time. That itself speak volumes of the upbringing she received at home and the parental "responsibility" to this 15 y.o.

[@Elena-fe3os]

@@numbernine3436 she said she had issues with addictions amd anxiety..She left to look for a smoke. Parents must do better in education and check the entourage. Many teens deal with problems and do not turn to drugs. She was 15.... The last school shooter 14.. Something is wrong

[@meredethenglish1577]

​@numbernine3436 Very good point. I think some of these kids just think "Yeah ok they're cool, they're fine, everything is fine." I think many of these kids are dumbed down to be "non judgemental" to ignore their intuition and fight-or-flight mechanism, because after all, to do so is to make negative assumptions about people - and that is "mean"

[@betsybabf748]

You certainly don't have much experience parenting or professionally working with teenagers to make such an ignorant comment.

[@HarmlessComment]

I am not blaming her for what happened, but I don't believe she was looking for weed. Even people who are daily smokers can go without it when necessary.

[@down-to-earth-mystery-school]

Exactly, I use medical marijuana for pain control, she was not looking for weed

[@donnaleeclubb119]

She was already in a vulnerable situation way before that basketball game. I mean, they were bad men for sure. But, it's not like she was kidnapped and taken hostage.

[@gengemtv]

I guess you haven't met every weed smoker 😆

[@jennifermarie3158]

@@donnaleeclubb119 She literally was kidnapped and taken hostage. She agreed to go to the parking garage with them, not to be taken or sex traffic'd

[@jimmykrakorn9676]

I blaming her because this is what she set out to do..

[@manonamission2000]

Beware of unsolicited "buddies"... particularly overly friendly ones

[@NONANTI]

Exactly. She approached Them. Guys, beware getting played by underaged girls.

[@williammkydde]

She literally solicited that guy.

[@rmfgbritusa591]

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8

[@MariaSanchez-tn9zp]

Amen to that

[@TruthBeTold0914]

🙌👏🎯

[@rasnodgrass]

Praise to God for rescuing this girl!

[@pootwilla]

Amen

[@ldl239]

where was god when she was taken...

[@bunny4ever62]

@@ldl239 its ok you don't understand how it works, I promise if you keep asking questions and look a little deeper, maybe even say a prayer or speak to someone who is a believer they can explain it to you. Sometimes it takes you yourself being in a situation where alls you can do is pray for you to really believe and understand but don't stop looking for that answer. Godspeed.

[@davebeasley4907]

​@@ldl239free will. She was chasing harmful things. But when she called to Him, He answered.

[@cristinaortiz2923]

​@ldl239 I don't know if you understand Spanish but anyways..... Ayudate! Que Dios te ayudara

[@sagapoetic8990]

Did the perpetrators get caught? Scary to think they are out there and subjecting women to this horrible ordeal.

[@RadiantRealmStudio]

No, I'm still out and about.

[@7EchoesOfThePast]

@@RadiantRealmStudiobro?

[@RadiantRealmStudio]

@@7EchoesOfThePast sup, homie?

[@7EchoesOfThePast]

@@RadiantRealmStudio your so fucked 💀

[@sayitaintso2900]

​@@RadiantRealmStudioHow are you involved?

[@Ryliasnow]

So she saw the phone and she said she knew she was in trouble and didn't think of calling for police? That's very fishy. I don't believe her kidnapped story. If someone is in trouble and sees a way to get help if they can, they go for help. She didn't because she didn't think she needed to call for help. This is very fishy.

[@polosudnordqui]

15 years old minor girl and her parent did not know she was on drug? Get out of here ....

[@johnsmith-ht3sy]

First sign is they lie and steal your money.

[@Grillaland]

She put herself in that position for rebellion.

[@TheGiacchina]

There will always be men at such events looking for young girls to prey on. It's best to keep a close watch on your kids at all times.

[@DontBDeceivedUsowUreap]

It seems that he didn't approach her, but she approached him.

[@TheGiacchina]

@@DontBDeceivedUsowUreap Yes, but it seems they still took advantage of her.

[@Unfluencer]

@@DontBDeceivedUsowUreap lol! This! Better to teach your kids to make good decisions.

[@jimmykrakorn9676]

@@TheGiacchina wrong.. there was no “strange” man that abducted her.. She ran off with the drug dealer she had meet her there..

[@heightsofsagarmatha]

Don't mollycoddle them like many mothers do. And don't treat random males as suspicious as many do, it's probably the males you love that are the bad ones. Remember, she approached them and went with them willingly which makes it less scary than the original reports which made 8t sound like a forcible kidnapping.

[@motorcyclemichael2182]

She is such a strong woman for sharing It’s so sad this happened to her and so many others. We have to stop human trafficking

[@attornurse1]

She was more interested in doing drugs than getting out of her situation

[@Wishpool]

It's hard to feel sorry for a 15yo girl who purposely left her father (who was worried sick about her).. to head out to the parking garage with two strange men.. to score some drugs.. who didn't call her family when she had the chance. SMH

[@Wishpool]

When I was 50, a man grabbed me in a bear hold while I was walking a few blocks by myself to see a small concert. A 2nd man stood by their getaway car about 40 ft away. I *screamed* loudly until he finally let go (he told me twice to stop, but there was *no way* I was leaving with those guys without a fight)! I feel certain I wouldn't be here otherwise.

[@homerroad]

I feel sorry for you that you cannot feel sorry/empathy for her.

[@Wishpool]

@@homerroad Read my 2nd comment above. I have personal experience with two men trying to abduct me. If anyone could "feel" empathy in her situation, I would if she hadn't purposely left with the men (and left her father to worry) AND didn't bother calling her family when she had the chance. Her actions were self serving and she went willingly.

[@luxgreen1277]

Hey girl! I’m a traffic survivor also and just want to say how tough you are for even telling your story. You’re amazing!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Usapropaganda-t7h]

The comments focusing on what she shouldn’t have done, yet no one is mentioning how these r@pists should’ve NEVER be r@pists & human trafficking victims. She went to the bathroom, even if she didn’t approach anyone, she could’ve still been taken. But bc an underage teen girl approached someone, it’s her fault she got trafficked ? Really? So, no one will ever talk to anyone again in a social setting ever again? If that’s the case, never come outside. You people are nuts. She could’ve done everything “right” & it wouldn’t matter. The comments are so low & folks victim blaming a child for her circumstances are pathetic.

[@RickRoss440]

That girl is honestly somewhat responsible for this happening to her. Idc that she was 15 I mean how can you be this naive to think talking to 2 strange men is a good idea? I was 15 once and even I knew this was stupid af back then.

[@mariec3527]

Im proud of the parents for getting a private detective because the police are so overwhelmed with cases and usually can't just focus on 1 case . What is also important to know is that anytime during these large gatherings like The Superbowl Games Etc is Peak time for Human Sex Trafficking.

[@livebyfaith9743]

She said, "God please save me 🙏 & He did" praise the Lord 👏 🙌

[@splint3048]

Actually, it was the parents who asked the private investigator and the police to save her and they were only a few minutes away from doing exactly that when she prayed. Please don't attribute the good work done by the police and the private investigator to God, it is very disrespectful to do so.

[@livebyfaith9743]

@@splint3048 some kids never are found or sadly, it's too late to save them once they're murdered so believe it or not God works through people all the time. But you can take it as coincidence if you'd like. No one will stop me from giving God the glory! Especially when God made a way the moment someone cried out to Him. I got plenty of testimonies of God rescuing me. Have a nice day.

[@LovesAlchemist]

A black girl, defended herself against her sex trafficker. He was killed in her self defense and she was sent to prison for murder.

[@dannyeverette4551]

15 year old , looking for drugs from strangers, is the start of this whole problem,

[@nevaeh._]

exactly , and a bunch of these idiots in the comments trying to make it seem like its the guys fault THIS GIRL WENT UP TO THEM AND ASKED DID THEY HAVE DRUGS and then she proceeded to walk with them to a garage traffickers usually snatch up people she initiated all of it

[@smd0061]

My dog has saved me more times than I'd like to admit

[@widowswatch6610]

Her answers are weird in the beginning she had a phone nearby and didn’t call.??? I am not blaming her but she wasn’t too smart. Walking off with a strange man. I am glad she is home now and safe. I hope she never smokes pot again or anything else. ☮️

[@rabbitwhisperer]

It's called Stockholm Syndrome. Read up.

[@kristabenton3025]

@@rabbitwhisperer stockholm syndrome not likely to happen in a time period of less than two weeks

[@kimemerson4608]

No its called more to the story​@@rabbitwhisperer

[@MPR2]

She was a reckless teen looking for trouble and she found it. I'm glad she survived to learn from her mistakes. A good lesson for others!

[@lovelylibra107]

I mean……. Drugs? Strangers? Access to a phone, but you don’t call? Sigh. Teenagers, be smarter, this isn’t victim blaming, it’s participator “victim” accountability, you can’t go willingly. I’m having a much harder time with my level of empathy with this story. Everyone wants to pretend that she was this innocent child and I find it so contradictory because no one has that energy when a child shoots up to school suddenly that child is no longer a child and he tried as an adult and he knew precisely what he was doing. Jeffrey Dahmer was a teenager once. Stop enabling bad behavior and celebrating them for overcoming horrible situations that they got themselves into, and clearly this case refused to get herself out of sitting next to a phone and not calling 911. I believe that her parents are not strangers to a private detective in regards to her. You don’t just become suddenly comfortable approaching strange men in public, asking for drugs, walking to their car and by her own account, she was NOT shoved in a car. The true inspirational teenagers are the ones who know better who do better and who don’t get themselves into situations like this. Let’s start celebrating them more. This is not a story of heroin. This is a cautionary tale. The truth is we would love for this world to be a utopian society, but that’s not the case evil exist. It is our job to know that evil exist and stand clear. I don’t buy this story. Who would walk up to a complete stranger who just happened had laced drugs to kidnap her to be trafficked.

[@rustinstardust2094]

She didn't call because they'd kept her high/strung out on something stronger than the marijuana she'd originally wanted...but yeah, how she got into the situation isn't great.

[@lovelylibra107]

@@rustinstardust2094 I can’t see a child who isn’t already used to walking up to grown men and asking for drugs, doing this. I think they’re leaving out her prestory. She was probably already a runaway, a druggie, incredibly sexually active and the problem before going to the Mavericks game. The narrative almost paints this as a sweet innocent child abducted from a game. But that’s far from her story. She is no inspiration. She is a cautionary tale.

[@Elle-vm3ge]

And what about her prestory to that prestory. The reasons why she became addicted etc. She was a child who was abducted. You are victim blaming.

[@christyg3013]

Do you know how easy it is to scare and manipulate a 15 year old?

[@lovelylibra107]

@@christyg3013 not only have I’ve been 15 but I’ve raised 15-year-olds. I don’t know what year-old this reckless.

[@tamelatoggle2897]

This is a 15 year old girl ... Judging her as if she had any Life experience ,she's a kid Who made a mistake ,just like every single human . Blaming her for not having the mind to think of consequences . I wish her luck and am amazed at her strength .

[@ShaynieB]

No, someone was wrong before she ever went to this game… the drugs, etc. this is horrible.

[@cynthiabakerwoodard]

Thank you for posting an adult reply of compassion for this young adolescent. Many survivors of domestic trafficking have consistently stated that when big events like professional sports come to town, trafficking comes with it. Children, teens, and women are flown in for many powerful people’s pleasure. One young woman spoke on this as a guest on one segment of Doctor Phil. I have never forgotten the first time I heard this. To this day I don’t watch championship games, Super Bowl, etc. because it triggers my thoughts of how innocent people, especially children, are paying a high price for others to be perversely entertained in real time during the week/weekend of the festivities. Thankfully her parents moved the earth to find her. So many are never seen again. Especially those transported to other countries.

[@SmellslikeRayne]

Gotta be honest. Doesn't sound like she was addicted to just weed. Still a really horrible story.

[@clivebaxter6354]

Never take anyone seriously with a ring in their nose

[@mts4611]

Escape? She stated herself there were times she could've called and just didnt. She was with them 2 weeks and had the opportunity to do so. Nah this was just a STUPID, stupid decision on her part. At 15, you know right from wrong enough to know not to jump in the car w/2 males. While it doesn't excuse them for being kidnappers and ra-pi$ts, let's not glaze over the fact that SHE put herself in this scenario and hold some accountability in this as well.

[@VendieSolde]

What is your demographic?

[@BrightasVenus]

Huh.. I'm not understanding how she was sex trafficked if she willingly went with them and was doing these things in order to get drugs..

[@graceg3250]

She didn’t do it in exchange for drugs. She was going to pay cash then they doped her up so she couldn’t think straight.

[@GNW-wr5hk]

Because the drugs were laced, she was pushed into a van, and she was taken to a 2nd location, "told" to take a shower, given clothes and put out on the street.

[@betsybabf748]

@@GNW-wr5hk Exactly, then as they kept her on drugs she did not consent to using, she was losing awareness and memory, repeatedly raped and held against her will, travelled over state lines.

[@YlehsaMichelle]

@@betsybabf748She was not losing awareness, stop making excuses she clearly said there was phones where she was at, but not once did she think to pick up the phone and call for help because she was running from drugs and her family. Yes, it’s sad what happened to her, but she is not completely a victim. There are women and young kids being trafficked who are true victims and didn’t go seeking drugs from a stranger. Nobody at 15 should think it’s ok to walk up to a stranger at a stadium and ask if they have weed, like really?!

[@reneewalker9611]

@@BrightasVenus exactly??

[@WhatsupPattaya]

Any chance someone can be under the age of 18 and promiscuous and addicted to drugs and a liar and pretending to be a victim?

[@KajunMoo70]

Thank you! You said it better than I could.

[@ezmadarlington942]

DONT DO DRUGS AND RAISE YOUR KIDS RIGHT

[@Domnaomi]

Happy she’s safe. Lord continue to keep & heal Natalie ❤🙏🏾 thank you for saving her!