Despite coming to the U.S. legally, Harold D'Souza was living in fear. Now, he's officially a citizen.
CINCINNATI — A full circle moment for a man who came to the United States in hopes of a better life, only to become a victim of human trafficking.
D'Souza first came to the United States in 2003 for a job at a local manufacturing company where he was told he would make $75,000 per year. When he and his wife arrived in Cincinnati, they quickly learned that wasn’t the case. Instead, he was working at a restaurant where he wasn’t getting paid. "My trafficker would snap his fingers like this and tell me, 'Come here illegal,'" he said."So, what happens in the mind, body and soul, you think you're a criminal."
“Harold is that special case — he and his wife both have come full circle and it's just amazing,” said Carol O’Brien, Attorney General for Law Enforcement. Busch said the state is incredibly grateful to D’Souza and his wife for the ways in which they have served the state of Ohio’s anti-trafficking response.
D'Souza also speaks regularly at colleges and community forums across the U.S. and has shared his story back in his home country of India, too.
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