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I was searching for something but I didn't know what I was searching for I just wanted to be free
I don't remember being popular when I was growing up but I always got good grades I was really nice and sweet as a
child but we had problems at home there has to be something else something better than living like this
[Music] I'm just gonna run away the first couple of times Alyssa's run away you know we
would get in the car we would drive around I have no idea where she is I was terrified
is she in the dumpster or is she in that trash bag on the side of the road and will I ever see her again I was a naive
fifteen-year-old I didn't know the streets so I didn't know the bad things that came with it
I just thought that it would be fun you know maybe party maybe drink but I never
would have been prepared for what really happened I would describe a list of when I first
met her as afraid as cautious her experiences were some of the most violent the most traumatic that I've
seen my everyday life was laying there naked beaten and allowing guys to come and pay 10 20 dollars to do whatever
they wanted to me she was being forced to do it we're talking about buying and selling the children for sex acts
how many men 50 over the course of two weeks [Music] it never crossed my mind of my wildest
dreams that my child was involved in human trafficking our first witness today is mr. Ashton Kutcher as part of
my anti-trafficking work I've met victims in Russia and India victims in New York and New Jersey and all across
our country I have a hard time talking about this issue without being emotional I've been on FB I rates where I've seen
things that no person should ever see why this cause I was just so appalled if you don't do something about it
then who are you it can happen to anyone traffickers prey on people and they know
exactly what's gonna turn their trigger these traffickers made me feel like I was loved you know I was running from
something and I was running to love and acceptance she believed these men until they were
actively hurting her I didn't want to die you know I saw some light at the end of the tunnel and I just knew like I had
to get out of the situation I I had to live through this and that's when I got real
[Music] you [Music]

"48 Hours" Live to Tell: A 15-year-old is held captive by a sex trafficker and Ashton Kutcher’s mission to stop children from being exploited. CBS News' Michelle Miller reports Saturday, March 9 at 9/8c on CBS.

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Brief Summary

Alyssa shares her traumatic experience with human trafficking, while Ashton Kutcher discusses his advocacy work against it.

Key points

Searching for Freedom. A journey of self-discovery and the desire to escape a troubled home life.
The Harsh Reality of Trafficking. A shocking revelation about the brutal experiences faced by victims of human trafficking.
Emotional Witness. Ashton Kutcher shares his emotional experiences in the fight against human trafficking.

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Episode quotes

I just wanted to be free.

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