If we want a better world, we have to grow in our understanding. I believe we can.
And to survivors reading this—especially those whose perpetrators weren’t tried or convicted, or were convicted of lesser charges: that verdict doesn’t define what happened to you.
Cassie and Jane Doe both testified for multiple days, sharing painful and detailed accounts. So many youth in Love146’s Survivor Care have opened up in ways that cost them dearly—emotionally, socially, and legally—only to watch their experience be minimized.
You know your story. You know what happened, and your experience is real, whether or not a courtroom called it trafficking.
We see you. We believe you. And we will keep walking forward, together.
