Thursday, September 24, 2009

Activist runs organization to free Cambodian sex slaves

(Photo: Anthony Syros)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
By Virginia Kiddy
Central Florida Future

Former slave Somaly Mam has made it her life’s work to end sex trafficking.
Opponents to her cause have burned her house, threatened her, kidnapped her children and raped her daughter.
“When I started this, I know I made my life dangerous. It’s not easy for me. A lot of people, they tell me that I’m crazy,” Mam said. “Well, I am crazy.”
About 200 people squeezed into the Cape Florida Ballroom Monday night to hear Mam speak about her experiences and her foundation’s efforts to end sex slavery. When seats filled up, students sat on the floor, stood along the back wall, and perched in from the hallway, watching through the doorways.
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