A Modern-Day Slave: "He Pretended He Loved Me; He Just Wanted Money"
BuzzFeed - Latest 2015-07-31
Summary:
As the government’s anti-slavery law comes into force, BuzzFeed News spoke to one victim trying to rebuild her life.
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The young woman's eyes fill with tears as she remembers the terror of her life back home.
Emma, not her real name, was happily working as a hair stylist in Albania while studying business part-time when she met the man who would ruin her life.
He told her he loved her and promised to help her set up a new modelling business. Instead, she was taken to a warehouse where she was sexually exploited, being moved around Italy and Germany for months on end as he made more and more money from her.
The 23-year-old spoke to BuzzFeed News in her safe house Friday as new measures in the Modern Slavery Act – aimed at wiping out the horrific trade once and for all – came into force.
Her mug of tea shaking in her fragile hands, Emma slowly recounts her experience in faltering English. "He pretended he loved me and he just wanted money. He lied to me. It was a mess."
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