The state of New York has its eye set on fully decriminalizing prostitution, which would be a first for the nation; however, such a law may actually increase sex trafficking.
on a missing person's warrant. The judge in her case deemed Thompson a flight risk and sent her to a residential treatment facility for sexually exploited girls in Westchester County. When she was discharged from the facility, Thompson was sent to a foster home, where she was reintroduced to sex trafficking – this time under the control of her foster mother.
"When I was exploited by my foster parents, I was not under pimp control. I felt like I was empowered when I was 16," Thompson said."I thought that I had the choice to make all the decisions I was making. But, you know, in hindsight, I had to realize that I was actually being controlled by my two foster parents. And I knew that they were the ones that held the keys to where I stayed.
"You can't make a choice if you don't have choices," Thompson said."When you come from a place of not having any of your basic necessities met, when you come from a situation where you have no other resources or options. Prostitution, as I mentioned, is a system that targets you for not having any other options."
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