Jill was kept in a basement by What Was That Like

Content warning - this episode includes descriptions of sexual
violence and domestic abuse. Listener discretion is advised.

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Here in the United States, slavery is illegal. The 13th Amendment
to the US Constitution was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865
and it was ratified later that same year.

That amendment reads in part “Neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United
States.”

But the fact that it’s illegal doesn’t mean it’s non-existent. The
more common modern-day term for it is human trafficking.

The numbers for this are staggering. Hundreds of thousands of
people are forced into sexual exploitation just here in the US. And
many of them are children.

Ashton Kutcher is an actor, and he’s a father. He’s also become a
major activist in the fight against human trafficking, through his
foundation and the software that his team has created.

There’s another person who’s also very active in this fight. Her
name is Jill. She knows about human trafficking because she was a
victim of it. She’s had some truly horrifying experiences – things
that no person should ever have to go through.

But she’s still here, and she’s doing everything she can to help
put an end to it. And part of that fight is telling the story of
what it’s like – from the inside.

I wanted to mention one thing that you might notice while you hear
Jill talking about what happened to her. She laughs. She might be
describing something that was truly terrifying, but part of talking
about it is laughter. She and I actually discussed this, and she is
aware of it. It’s not because she looks back on what happened and
actually thinks it’s funny. Each of us relates to trauma
differently, and a little bit of nervous laughter is just her way
of coping as she talks about her experiences.

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