Children for Sale: Texas' Trafficked Kids | Unreported World 

Why is that if a dog bites a kid then it will be put down but if a man abuses a child then they get a few months in jail ? Sick society we live in!!!

I used to be a dancer in Houston Texas. I went one year during the All-Star game, and there was a young lady dancing at the club, who I found crying in the bathroom. She was being traffic from state to state by some man she couldn’t get away from. She had an ID saying she was 19 years old, but she was only 17 years old. My best friend and I snuck her out of the back door of the club and took her to our hotel room. We called her mom and we purchased her a ticket back home to Indiana. These things happen more often than people know.

I escaped trafficking myself. I was 21, kidnapped, raped and drugged. I got away but I had to beg for my life. I remember begging for him to stop hurting me. I'm 37 now but I can remember quite a bit of those three days and pretty clearly, too. I ended up lying to him and telling him that I was starting to fall in love with him and I knew of other girls. Well, the POS thought I was serious. The first chance I got to run, I ran and didn't stop until I knew he couldn't get to me.

People are so disgusting, no matter where you live; when i was around ages 12-15, i was catcalled on the street and eye-balled by men WAY more than after i hit around 18 years old.... pretty messed up. Freaked me out when i realized that,,,, makes me so scared for so many young girls out there, we need more support systems and education regarding these issues

The trafficker says he hates being called a trafficker. Sir, I am going to burn a candle for your destruction

I can't believe grown men and women sell children for money! And grown women and men purchase children! Completely horrifying! All these professionals you are so amazing for doing this work. It's so heartbreaking!

His lack of remorse is disgusting

“I hate that word traffic” basically all the criminals in the world are trying to remove harsh words that make them look bad like, P-do, trafficker, illegal, and other words. This is why media has AI that looks for those words to remove them on social media because they’re part of it.

That guy around 9:00 (who was previously a pimp) doesn't talk like he changed at all. It's disgusting...he talks about it like what he did was justified and that he'd still do it. Like how he justified making women come to him for their money was so gross...talking about women as if they are property. The justice system needs to come down much harder on people like this. There is no reason addicts should get more time than sex offenders, r*pists, pimps, etc. God, I hate this country sometimes

Thank you for making this. I live in Houston and have been unfortunate enough to have been trafficked. Nobody talks about it but everyone KNOWS Bissonet is where it happens, but it only comes out to be "Haha! If you want a good time, go there!" It's a horrifying thing. The more this is talked about, the more we can save people who are stuck in this vicious cycle.

I’ve been a stripper for 20 years willingly. The amount of shit I’ve seen is disturbing. I’ve tried to help silently to save a few girls and have. I’ve seen girls disappear and the stripclub are hubs for it. And your drug dealers are also trafficking and your elite and business men and everyday people including police in on it and buying them. It’s scary it’s sad I’m writing a book and I’m going to continue helping. I’m still pretty enough to dance and be incognito. I was sent to Virgin Islands and saw a 6 year old girl in a brothel. I escaped and flew back home when I realized it was not a “stripclub” but a house for prostitutes.:( 😢 It’s so much deeper then people realize. I hope to help one day and get my story out.

As a man, I cannot understand how other men can engage in such disgustingly evil acts! I truly believe these monsters are demon possessed.

As a father of a daughter this is so disturbing and disgusting, shakes me to the core..

Parents, love your children and show them that you love them.

Bless that team who goes in and rescues those girls! Brave men and women.

how that young man, rationalizes & justifies (to himself) trafficking (power & control over) young women, is terrifying ..it's beyond the pale.

Betsy and her team are freaking heroes. How do they not get government funding?

We complain and judge other countries for such horrors but trafficking is rampant here. . . a huge shame.

The mom featured in this video is so strong. I am so sorry this is happening and I pray and hope you find your daughter.

I was 13 when I first worked the streets. I wasn't trafficked it was a personal choice do to my circumstances but, I can tell you these men love it the younger you look. I was 13 but, looked 10. I only had 1 guy out of many many men say I was to young and refused my services. Now I'm in my 40's and when I think back to how many of these guys liked little girls it scares me. Some where police officers a probation officer and other people who should of known better.

as a teen in Houston the amount of times i was about to be trafficked is insane i pray everyday to be safe 🙏🏻

I was so close to getting trafficked twice. I had 2 men trying to lure me in with the Romeo method but something in my heart told me that their intentions were not pure. I almost became glamorized by the money and the idea that I wouldn’t be alone. They lied and said I’d only be a dancer, but they slipped up and said things that made it clear it would be sex. I cut them off and blocked them once I realized. One of them even came back to my club to find me, found another girl and took her to Vegas to a concert. I almost went cus it sounded fun but I knew I wouldn’t be safe. I told her to be safe and even texted her after to make sure she was ok. I never saw her again and lost contact. I hope she’s ok. I didn’t realize until now that she may not have returned against her will… that thought scares me deeply.

that poor mom searching for her daughter. i hope she does find her.

America is too lenient as well. It's frightening. The justice system is broken and unfair.

Anyone who sells and owns human beings…. Should be given a life sentence. I’m tired of this street bull. Like f that.

May God protect these good men and women who are rescuing and helping these innocent children being exploited.

I was trafficked in Detroit when I was 12 years old. I didn't know that these things could happen to anyone much less me. I came from a very small reservation in the upper peninsula of Northern Michigan and raised in the Catholic church so sex wasn't talked about and I was ignorant. I ran away from home and was talked into going to lunch and then it was I paid for it and you owe me now. That was beginning of a 45 year nightmare that only ended because he was killed in a shootout on the Eastside of Detroit. I never got out but I have helped other girls that have showed up on the streets get out because I was a child and no child should ever see the things I've seen in my life!

Thank you for making this. I'm in texas, and when I tell you NOBODY talks about this... I can't even count how many girls I saw in high school disappear & then turn up after a year and a half 7 months pregnant. It's terrifying & the one of the most disturbing aspects of our community as a state. Keep talking about it, keep letting girls know there IS a way out, keep telling people there are people who really care about them

Trafficking is horrible in Houston! EVERYONE needs to be careful. They will try to take ANYONE. When I was 37 yo, I traveled to Houston for work and someone attempted to take me from 5 star hotel. I am Dr. ___. I was dressed professionally-- nothing short or tight. I did look much younger. At the time, I didn't realize that they are simply looking for people to sell. This was about 9 yr ago and I had never heard of trafficking. I only got help bc I casually mentioned several things that happened during my 1st 2 nights and THANK GOD for the vigilant house keeper!! Ex the front desk calling bc my "husband was at the front desk wanting a key to my room." They knew my name. I was single and lived on the East Coast. Police got involved. They showed me the cameras and that man was a white male pilot of a foreign airline. They had some device that they were using to try and get in my room. The electronic door was making sound of opening, but I had some extra things in place to prevent it from opening. The security staff moved me to a secure floor and I could not leave my room without an escort. I had NO IDEA how much danger I was in and really should have returned home immediately. They had incidents of a group of men kidnapping women from the hotel in a van in parking garage. At the time, my mind could not grasp it. I thought that they were exaggerating. Now I know better. In hindsight, I know that it was the older AA female bartender who compromised me. I didn't drink, but ate at the bar. She made small talk w/ me such as where I am from, etc. She was fishing for info and I was naive. It's also how they knew my name and room #, bc I charged my meal to my room. I did not talk to anyone else at the hotel, except for when I checked in. (Btw, I am sharing the races bc I think it's important to know that different races do this stuff and sometimes work together). I THANK GOD for blocking every attempt to harm me!!

When I was maybe 15 years old I lived in Spokane Washington, and this was back in the mid-late 70s. Every evening I waited for the bus downtown at the same place. One evening there was a man parked in a car at the bus stop. He said hi, and I said hi back. He was there every evening for probably 6 days. I think it was the third time I saw him he asked m if I wanted a job. I didn’t know what he meant by a job and I didn’t accept. He did this for a couple of more evenings. A woman who was at the same bus stop often told me he was a pimp, and she warned me about him. From then on I ignored him and soon never saw him again parked at the bus stop.

Pimps need the death penalty!!

I cannot witness what these kids may be passing, and I found completely disgusting the fact of someone who has the guts to destroy a human life like this. My condolences to the families

That man that was a trafficker made my blood boil…. I wish someone would traffic him out and control his money and everything he does

Thank you Yousra for reporting on this. Ive watched many young woman sucked into this, most "Romeo'd" into the situation. I personally think teaching our prepubescent teenagers the red flags of these real dangers they or their friend's will encounter in life. This happens EVERYWHERE, your child is not immune because they live in a nice neighborhood.

I was born and raised in Texas all my life and I always get amber alerts on my phone every other hour during the day especially in the mornings it’s very scary be safe y’all ❤️🙏

I so feel for Betty. My sister was also trafficked and murdered. It's a sickening pain that never goes away. 💔

the fact that traffickers consider themselves tough intellectual alphas when there is nothing weaker or more cowardly than using someone else’s body as a conduit of your success. the survivors & their loved ones know real strength. im hoping n working towards our liberation every day ✊

I lived in Houston n yes my daughter got caught up in this mess, ranned away at age 16 but at 3 months we found her n got her back, she's 20 now still in therapy but finally finished school, working n doing seemingly well, but still a struggle n a scare her friend didn't make it out alive.

Mandatory death penalty for all traffickers.

Running away is not typical teen stuff. That’s a HUGE red flag.

I work bissonet almost every night, I randomly came across this documentary in my recommendations. I’m 100000% sure I seen Kristin tonight, in fact she complimented me on my outfit and we had a brief conversation before I continued walking. We made contact on Centre street, right off bissonet. I don’t know who to contact but she is still out there. I knew she was young just by her demeanor but I had no idea she was just a child. If I see her again I will tell her to do the right thing and go home to her family that loves her. She’s so young and beautiful and these streets are so ugly and dangerous. She has her whole life ahead of her. If only someone would have told me the truth about this lifestyle when I was her age, no telling where I would be in life.

It’s so important to tell our daughters and grandchildren about the creeps out there waiting to destroy their lives before they become a victim

I’m glad my family was very strict and very protective now that I am an adult. At the time I didn’t understand it but now I definitely do thank you to my family. ❤❤

Thank you for reporting on this... so heartbreaking but we can act like it doesn't exist

my friend went through child sex trafficking from 8-18, i wish male victims got spoken about as well. he struggles to even talk about it bc he's not a girl so who cares.

These People Doing this Work Do NOT Get Enough Credit. They ARE The Real Heroes.

I am so so sorry for your hurting. May you have peace quickly, if not already.

Thank you to all who help in any way. God be with you and help you find the children and rescue them.

its seems that when a womans first sex is when she is a child she struggles for the rest of her life to know how to love in a healthy manner. her life is truly stolen from her

This is quite a sad and depressing documentary. I wish all the best to these strong women.

Thanks for your work exposing this!!!

I hope Robyn is reunited with her daughter ❤ absolutely heartbreaking

The average age is actually 12-14. Sick, sad society.

My heart breaks for the families of those being trafficked. That poor mom, wondering if her child is alive or dead.

Seeing that mother cry . Broke me. And made me also wonder. Where's the Father. Uncles. Cousins ?

I lived on Beechnut and drove past all these poor girls on Bissonet. So sad, I pray this gets shut down.

I live in Houston & sex trafficking is an all out epidemic. Another epidemic we have is our local media's neglect in reporting on the subject. I have lived here 58 yrs and not once have they brought this to the publics attention. Neglecting to blast this subject on every channel that we have is too me a crime & those who call themselves journalists & news reporters should be held accountable for neglectjng to share this information with the public. Thank you for doing this much needed video. Stay safe & God bless you.

This won’t end until the ruling class is punished severely for their role participating in and covering up the fact trafficking even exists. Politicians, law enforcement, celebs and influencers all make this possible and profitable.

I grew up and still live in Houston, this city can be extremely scary😢

I feel terrible for everyone involved in this, from a personal perspective, because it happened to me a long time ago, before we talked about these things. I would love an update on the mom in this story, but I have a terrible feeling about what may have happened to her daughter. I hope I'm wrong.

I have a relative who was sex trafficked, as a young teen, in Houston/Katy area. It's a miracle my family member was able to escape with great intervention. People don't realize how dangerous this truly is!!!! Watch your babies. Watch who they hang with, & Watch how they dress. It's rare they come back, much less come back semi-normal. My family members is now living a productive healthy, safe life. A true miracle!!!

Death penalty for all these criminals.

This is just awful! No one deserves to be trafficked!

Kam’s story really broke my heart 😢❤I really hope she is doing ok today.

This is my hometown, I have lived here all of my life. I have been trying to tell people that Houston is a major trafficking hub, it has been for years. My best friend was sex trafficked when we were younger. She did get away from it physically but she wasn't able to get away from it mentally. There's a lot of horrific things that come along with that world, especially when you've been forced into it. Sadly, she wasn't able to cope with what she had been through and she has since passed away.💔

Wonder if this is what happened to Summer Wells. I have five Daughters , 3 were trafficked and we adopted them and I’m currently fostering two more that were trafficked and will be adopting them soon. Their own mother was trafficking them locked in a motel room. Their mother was traffcled as a child and you’d think she would never do that to her own kids, but drugs speak a powerful language and ruins the willpower and the soul. I would seriously love to volunteer for such work, even remotely online or on the front lines with a plate carrier.

I lived outside of the Houston area. People do not understand how bad of a situation this is. You can tell the person but most won't believe what you're saying because I just can't grasp how even the telling of just a partial of what is going on.

It breaks my heart how disgusting the men that use these children. Do they not have a conscience? Clearly not! These monsters that abuse children should be publicly humiliated.

That man with the outlandish dreadlocks seemed to have no remorse for what he has done, he needs to be watched for by Houston police.

So grateful to the producers of this documentary and how well it was put together and presented. To the families experiencing this, my heart goes to you. This is incredibly important to share. Thank you to the bounty hunters.

My mother is from Texas, and according to her Texas is the moral capital of the world. I think she is mistaken.

This is a real, horrific crime. This is something we should all unite to stop.

God bless that MOMMA'S heart. In the sweet name of Jesus, I pray she has her little girl home and safe NOW!

My heart breaks for the mother missing her daughter. Hope she is found and brought to her family

What a beautiful girl, Cam! She has so much life in her eyes. I will keep her in my prayers.

There isn’t laws against child exploitation in Texas. There was this old man taking pictures of my two nieces/nephews at an appointment and they did was trespass and have the man delete the photos he had taken of them. He should been jailed for taking pictures of them, too bad I couldn’t address him myself.

Thinking these girls/women are "safe" as long as the government has them caged is absolutely absurd.

This is real. I know two teens who's boyfriends turned them out when they were 15. The mom's worked together to rescue the girls. The problem was the girls lived at home, they would be emotionally manipulated, abused and then threatened, controlled. The moms worked hard to break through that wall of control and shame, it worked because there was enough love for years.

i know its serious topic but every time i hear guy like the one at 12:00~ all i can think of is Butters and his "yes, i do know what are you saying" lol

I live about 10 miles from bissonet st and its crazy how much this happends. In high school i remember seeing signs for help lines. So many people I knew ranaway from home. Life is hard here in Houston. I want to move out of houston before i start my own family so I can make sure this doesnt happen to my children. Be safe out their and get help and help others.

This is a side of all areas in Texas, even wealthy kids get trafficked. I went to a meeting by a special agent who works with rescuing trafficked kids. She said there are online preditors, and plants in the SCHOOLS, who groom very young kids for this trafficking. Texans want to pretend it's not happening. I was there for only 2 years but my husband had lived there longer. We both saw horrible things in Texas. Houston is sesspool and Dallas Fortworth is terrible too. The sickness has reached suburbia and even wealthier areas. There are girls and boys much younger who are also trafficked. After seeing the serious issues with kids in my extended family, I would not recommend raising children there. These pimps prey on on the poor, the rich, the broken hearted, or a child wanting attention. The pimps will also prey on your child if given an opportunity! Children need to be protected and loved. Children in your community may not have stable support at home and need mentoring. ( The cell phones given to kids are dangerous. I've tried to tell people this, but they just don't listen. )

"How much more worse can this get?" Exactly, i am 63 years old man who is nearly in tears for this mother

Thank you and sorry...😢

The only reason this is allowed to happen is because the police are complicit in the entire thing.

Not only here ...Children trafficking, especially girls, is prevailing at every unreported corner of world. This is truely disappointing in this ,so called, developed and conscious world.

This is absolutely true and heartbreaking and terrible. I saved my children and myself from sex trafficking and human trafficking situations 3 times in Houston, Texas. It's horrible. You can be sold without your own knowledge. I believe that someone tried to sell me when I use to live in Houston, Texas but I couldn't prove it. There's some people who are in high positions of authorities involved. It's happening to single mothers in Houston, Texas too. I'm going to die anyway because of my own disabilities, medical conditions and limitations so I'm speaking out from my own personal experiences in the almost 7 years I lived in Houston, Texas. No one would believe me. It's the truth what your showing people happening in Houston, Texas. They stalk the victims and learn all your routines and schedules. It's people you don't even know. No one believe me and it is the truth. They threaten to kill you.

My God! This hurts my heart so much! This type of abuse has been going for centuries where’s the end😢

These women are so unbelievably brave.

Reminder Adopted kids can be sold by their adopted parents through a process called “rehoming” with no background check or training necessary for the person buying the child. Adoption results in trafficking. Thousands of foster kids and adopted go missing with no trace in each state every year that means law enforcement and government officials often have to be on the side of the traffickers. Just this year in VA there was an entire police force uncovered as apart of a trafficking ring. And when these girls kill their traffickers they are put in jail and made a slave of the state just as Pieper Lewis did in the state of Ohio. Other ways girls get trafficked is they get abused at home and go online looking for a friend or mentors and end up getting groomed.

I grew up in Houston. Its such a huge issue and i really hope we can do more to stop this.

This is so so a problem in the whole state especially here in Houston

They need to look way harder not only on the streets but somehow find a way to get in to the bars that they hide these girls in. I have a friend who accidentally found one of those bars while just trying to check a place he thought looked like a neat new place for him to go have a couple of drinks. He described it as looking on the outside like an innocent institution where guys were playing pool and drinking beer, but then he saw a bunch of young girls and saw that they were going towards the back of the place. He immediately left and never returned. Houston has an ugly underbelly that everybody knows about but almost nobody knows how to tackle. Thank God for these brave individuals who are on the front lines. We need way more than just them if we are going to win this fight.

Sad situation. We the people need to save our children... Thanks y'all for everything you're doing. God bless you and the children.

heartbreaking

@23:00 What a heartbreaking moment! My heart broke as she broke down crying at the thought of her child being deceased! Oh how I wish I could just reach through the screen on my phone and give her a hug and then offer her a shoulder on which to cry! My heart breaks for her! Her pain is so raw, and real, and unimaginable! 😔😢🥺💔❤️🙏🙏🌸

Keep your kids home at night. I recall a few years ago a young girl answered the door in her home and was gone, instantly gone. The same night they arrested three child trafficker's but she was not one of the children found with them. She was a sweet black girl. No national news about that. Removed answering door in her own home. Seems should have been a wide shout out to parents to protect kids even in their own home. Never heard if she was eventually found.

Im at a loss for words after seeing the interview with that 'pimp'. I could see him in public and never even think twice, i would never suspect that guy to be doing something so horrific. And on top of that, he didnt even seem to think he was one of them himself! Was he brainwashed by someone else into believing what he was doing was ok? Or was he just really good at pretending? Just astonishing...my daughter is 17 and i just cant even imagine....my heart and prayers go out to all those girls and their families💔

We need to talk to are children about this more. I don't think that people are aware how bad it's gotten. Lord help this world 🙏

He don’t like that word because he knows it sounds bad. He’s sick for sure

Shame on Houston, Texas and all other cities who allow this to happen. SMH