Sex Trafficking’s Tragic Paradox: When Victims Become Perpetrators

Australia (Conversation) – Born in rural Thailand, Watcharaporn Nantahkhum gave birth to her first child at the age of 17. Her father killed himself when she was young, to absolve the family of debt. Her mother later ran into debt, and arrangements were made for her to travel to Australia, to earn money to support her family. She knew she would be working in the sex industry, however, at 37 years of age, she had been sold. Details of the conditions she put up with in a Sydney brothel were…

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