Abby Trapp is a sad 😔 situation, this is why most Americans ignore this is not about what is miss called “third world country” problems , and believing America is the only safe place looking down to other countries, don’t help to Acknowledge and later solve America real problems
I get shes under age but is it really rape if she went out of her way for this to happen? I have a hard time feeling sorry for some one that CHOSES! to run away live with a pimp and sell them selves. She went the extra mile to be "rapped"
I don't know, she was actively trying to hide a laugh when she was saying that. She had a creepy smirk on her face. Something about this girl. We never knew why she ran away in the first place. Something is not right.
@KorinXploits Yes you are right, it is a long time but it is not long enough for a rapists punishment. Drug dealers get life time imprisonment and rapists juat get 26 years??? That is definitely stupid. Rapists should get lifetime imprisonment or death as their punishment.
@KorinXploits Even if you rape someone once, it can destroy their whole lives. These kind of experiences can traumatize people for lifetime, even if it is just one time and if someone rapes multiple times then they should definitely get life imprisonment or death as their punishment.
Having a baby girl myself this is absolutely terrifying. My heart goes out to Natalie and every other young woman who’s had to go through this. It breaks my heart.
@@krugerm1 and don't simply lecture them, as I was. I tuned it out. I ran away even younger than this...thankfully I did not end up with this same path but plenty went wrong and it did expose me to danger and the wrong kind of people. While watching this video I just apologized to my dear departed Mother and Father. What they must have went through not knowing what was happening to me breaks my heart. my advice for parents of daughters is this; please talk WITH your daughters not AT them. And do it early , and often. The trust & communication between girls and their parents MUST be established well before puberty happens. I cannot believe how careless , defiant and naive I was , and so many like me. I had great parents. I had depression though and never felt able to talk to them about it. What they never knew was I had already been raped by the age of 13. I never said a thing because I thought my Mom would be hysterical and that alone was something I felt I could not deal with. And also I was afraid I'd get in trouble for being someplace I wasn't supposed to be. Trust is everything. Children will not confide in you if you tend to overreact to everything. Sorry but I hope this helps someone.
Lancey Lance uhm fucking relax. First of all, you got the ABSOLUTELY WRONG ONE, both to try to convey that point to and the wrong person who said those words. The guy they caught in the sting who came up to have sex with girls quoted at 14-16 told the police that caught him, “I just wanted to make more friends.” Second of all, no, clearly she was fucking underage and that is statutory rape. And she was raped initially. I literally don’t care what your opinion is, don’t talk like she didn’t deserve help. And if you could step out of victim blaming territory for one second, you’d realize the entire story is also bringing attention to Backpage. Don’t try to hold a debate about it. Period. If your daughter went through this, whether she put herself in the situation or not, I’d expect you to be there for her. And if you won’t be? Don’t have kids.
@Lancey Lance teen not a a adult she couldn't give consent she was still a kid as in under 18 and your brain isn't fully developed until you're 25 so the fact that you're defending pedos is disgusting and you're disgusting for thinking they were in the right
@@lasangacat5536 actually were YOU listening? she's referring to Natalie being introduced to her pimp through another girl. jesus christ the audacity....
This happened to me. People don’t talk about sex trafficking. I met with someone who said they could help me and trapped me and I was only 17. You can say my entire life changed yes and this should not happen to anyone. It is heart breaking.
I know it gets tough sometimes, but running away is never the answer. I feel like all teens need to be given/shown this info about what life is really like on the streets.
@@petscraftsandwonderfulthin1279 Yes but that's not wtf he's saying. So many comments are saying you should NEVER run away, which is wrong, situations are different and it sounds like a lot of privilege talking, ppl are abused terribly everyday, tons, some don't have a choice. I'm not saying this girl did because of abuse, we can't say for sure, but many do cus of abuse
Sometimes it is. You forget that in some families(unfortunately more and more monsters bring innocent children to this world for their sick and selfish desires) kids are in danger just as much as in the outside world and this betrayal is worse! NOBODY who you should be able to trust should hurt you! You have to understand the kid's view on the situation as well before you judge!
taymadz Well, she ran away from home and found herself a pimp and then another one. For what she said herself, she was asked about putting the Backpage sign and she said yes.
taymadz she ran away from home and followed a strangers advice for making money from sex. Making 2k a week to give to a pimps she knew what she wanted but didn't realize that it wasn't what she wanted after all
Me too! Don’t pay attention to the negative comments those that have not had this happen to them do you not understand. And no I did not run away! Regardless no one deserves to be raped
Damn I feel for this girl. My heart breaks for her & the pain she must carry. The 1st time I was raped I went blank, was numb, felt like I died in some weird way, & I didn’t know how to react afterward, I just rolled my body on to the floor & didn’t move. I can still remember laying there & how I felt.
@@robertan.2491 Yea. Life’s been crazy that’s for sure. But what can you do ya know. I guess we just gotta accept the good and the bad and pray we don’t lose are minds through it all. Aww thank you. I appreciate that. That means a lot. 💗💗
@@lalah2235 I am so sorry you had to go through this. As a rape victim myself. Its so hard to fight to live everyday. I just want you to know you aren't alone and I am here for you ❤
The first time I was raped, it was by my husband (my then fiance). We were both virgins, and we tried to go all the way one night and it didn't work as I had thought. I asked him to stop, but he was much too into the mood. I learned at that point in time to just completely shut down and just accept whatever was happening to me. And this continued for ten years. I would fall asleep feeling just fine and wake up with him inside of me. For ten years. I was afraid to fall asleep. It led to years of insomnia and anxiety. Being raped doesn't just hit a person and then gets better. It affects them for the rest of their life. Every little social interaction. Every slight change in routine. It all matters.
@Beryllium, @erick gonzalez, not true, they came from ads on craigslist that mention she is young, the pimp was keeping her for certain customers who are looking for underage girls, believe me they know what they are paying for and what they are getting. I hope they get burned on a stick.
@erick gonzalez, you are mixing legal prostitution with underage and child prostitution, it doesn't matter if they chose or not, if the other party is underage and you know she or he is underage you are not allowed to have sexual intercourse with them, that's why they call it age of consent, Having sex with a person who is younger than the age of consent (but who agrees to have sex) is called statutory rape.
@@gaslightqueen1994 he is being rude about it,but i get what he's saying. She knew she was talking to people ahe didn't and knew better not to. Your taught that in kindergarten.
So sad that she chose to run away when it didn’t seem like her parents were abusive or neglectful. She ran away from a safe and loving home right into the arms of the devil.
gwynne ann brown I as well took it a different way but I took it as that she wouldn’t have been able to of slept with 150+ people on her on, like it was when she was put on the website
Farve4ever589 but it did have something to do with it. It was THE website that she was sold on. That is a very very important detail. Now on a different note, I was meaning say she was only on the streets and was with that pimp she wouldn’t have slept with those 150+ people. Didn’t you see the amount of people leaving messages, phone calls, voicemails just in half an hour only for the sting operation. There would be no way for her to sleep with that many people in the amount of time she had been on backpage if she had been on the street. It’s just that she would have to wait, then get picked up, then taken back, then give the money to the pimp, then go back to the streets. With backpage it was almost like a back to back schedule setup so she would be able to go straight to the next person’s location and repeat. That’s what I was trying to explain if that makes since
Teenagers need to learn that it is really not a good idea to run away. There is a lot of dangerous things like this that can happen. Having a daughter run away is scary for me to imagine even though I don't have any kids.
@Scarlett MacLeod I've had a couple of friends, mostly girls, run away from home using that excuse. And the same thing happened with each of them. A month or two later, they call a family member or a friend, crying and shaking, begging them to take them home. They are all traumatized now and refuse to talk about anything that happened while they were away. I think it's time we start drilling into kid's heads that no matter how bad they think their family is, it's a million times better than what WILL happen to them if they run away.
Yeah but people also need to learn that is not a good idea to rape people and learn how to properly communicate with their kids, you can’t expect a teen to be always responsible cause that’s just not reality.
TitanGaming because she was a FUCKING CHILD. She was still developing hormonally, which is why children make shitty decisions. Please, tell me all the smart decisions you made as a child. You never had a stupid argument that made you want to run away?
I hated living with my parents when I was young, but I'm glad I was properly educated in the dangers of the streets. The idea of leaving home did cross my mind but I never dared to do so because I couldn't think of any source of income. Then it became a desire to get through college and become financially independent, and that's how I finally got my freedom.
Thank you Detective for caring about kids. I wish there were more detectives and authorities like you. I screamed real loud in Pennsylvania about the trafficking of the children in my neighborhood and no one did anything about them… But they harassed me for speaking up. I’m never gonna stop speaking up for the children who are hurt by this. They need more adults standing behind them… Supporting and loving them. Not more adults hurting them. Much love to you for this video. I’m sharing this.
Anywhere near Hazleton? It's hard to find honest legit news on news stations. My son's mother is from there and quite about her past. Being the intuitive empath I am I feel like something happened but she bottles it inside. I'm hoping I'm wrong but the more I see stuff like this it makes me search more.
Screamed real loud in PA about trafficking of children and no one did anything? And they harassed you for speaking up. They need more adults standing up for them. Good for you for doing the work to help these children.. it may not seem like it Made a difference but it did.
We also need to remember that there are little boys in this too! ⚠️Not diminishing or downplaying anything or anyone else mentioned⚠️. I just haven’t seen something like this about trials little boys and young men go through!
Because to the "Woke" Boy Lives DON'T MATTER! It is also VERBOTTEN to even Hint that some Gay Males may prefer, dare I say Prey upon young boys. Catholic Priests may be Blamed (Never mention Ministers, Rabbis, Imams, and other denominations, whom, according to statistics, about equally prey upon young boys) (and to a much lesser extent, young girls!) Teachers of course, are NOT to be considered too closely. Oh, sure, the occasional headline, but no Serious investigation! Arresting Teachers who Prey Upon Students would result in Significantly More benefit to Society than the negligible results we have achieved in 50 Years of Kabuki Theater against underage prostitution! If for no other reason, a Teacher who has been convicted will have a Much tougher time getting back into a school. Pimps with criminal records are hardly at a disadvantage. Its also significantly more likely that a Student may be influenced to testify against a teacher, than a runaway prostitute. Both types of Girls and Boys are equally Children of God, however, street kids are Less Likely to Trust the System (even if for understandable reasons).
@@nicolettemijanerate8815 I know you weren't trolling bc you asked genuinely, but the answer to that is really inappropriate and would make you sick. It would be better if you let it go 😔 I made a typo, corrected it 😅
I'm so glad they didn't blame her at all. A young teen doesn't have the brain development for making responsible decisions of this size, they are impulsive, and they are easily manipulated in most cases. Therefore adults involved need to take responsibility, which they did here. I'm glad she's okay.
@@WockSlush According to law.. Not according to nature. A grown male seeking out a 18 year old is pretty predatory and gross as well. (this of course depends on the age)
Omg I cannot imagine wanting to run away from home that bad. She wasn't just "scatter brained at 15". I understand she doesn't want to go into her family life on TV, but they are making her look like an absolutely crazy person when kids don't just go sell themselves online because they're ditzy.
Or kids that are defiant she could have called them the first day she got raped instead she met this new guy. Did you see her eyes light up when she spoke of him?
Did you read the letter? Maybe she was dealing with the usual teenage angst and finding yourself thing that happens in school, it sounds like she didn’t have any resentment towards her parents or anything
@@anpdgbe yea, I went through some VERY heavy teenage angst myself, it was the golden age of emo after all and I was blessed with a malignant narcissistic abusive chronic alcohol father that abused everyone in his vicinity and a mother that gave zero Fs so I definitely feel that, but selling yourself online at 15 IMO is on a whole other level...or yea I guess maybe she IS just straight up slick crazy like you're saying.
Some are truly child at heart, I mean I sometimes talk to kids but I always make sure that their trust is not being taken advantage of by me an adult and that there is a line there that shouldn’t be crossed, but still going to a hotel/motel to talk to a 16 or 15 year old is kind of suspicious for someone who is making friends lol
Vitor Fernandes no I’m not I’m a student that sometimes help with orphanages as a part of University outreach programs so yeah I sometimes approach or is approached by kids whether they be Boys or Girls just to talk with them, you need to tone down a bit with your white knighting there mate, you don’t seem to read into my words very much if you’re accusing me of being a pedophile
The only relationships a older woman or man should have with a little boy or girl is them knowing each other by school like the elder person is a teacher and the younger one is a student, family members, or legit just that thing when you see them a lot but never ever speak to each other. Also the greatest relationship, hero and victim. The elder person is helping the younger one or the younger one helping the elder one.
She was pretending to be 16 which is the Usual legal age but was saying her friend who is a year younger was coming to for it. That’s what got him in trouble once he showed up. If he was the same age as them nothing would have happened of course but like always in these situations its always some desperate 50 something year old
And if she would have killed him while she tried to escape, she would get life in prison. If she was caught in a prostitution sting, she would go to prison. Sex trafficking is common in women's prisons, so they could become a victim again. People don't care about today's slavery. They care about past slavery. Open slavery that has been dealt with. Strange isn't it! Ignore slavery on your doorstep but raise holy hell about 150-year-old slavery. Can't change the past but we can change the future.
She ran away from home and now she is blaming everyone else but her??? SHE IS NOT A HERO....SHE IS A DEGENERATE SEX CRIMINAL. If she was black she would be in prison too. THE BIAS IS OBVIOUS.
David Roman you dint understand that some kids get abused and think they’re the ones who’re wrong so they get too scared to be arrested if they go (of course this isn’t the case) but they think it is from their abusers. But honestly this girl either had mental issues or she was just a brat because her parents really got hurt by this and I don’t think they abused her.
Sassy Cawffee not accusing her parents or anything, but I’ve met people who seem so kind as parents to everyone and turns out they were abusing our friend to the point, where she confided in us. As 16, 17 year old kids, we handled it. Then called the cops. Probably not the best idea to handle it ourselves and we shoulda just went straight to the cops, but just saying that people can be deceiving
@@matcha7061 Again children are the way the are because of their parents. Stop calling children bratz because of shitty parenting. A lot of was unsaid and it is her parents her fault this happened to her. She’s obviously stupid because her parents didn’t tell her the dangers of the street and she ran because she developed mental problems because of the way her parents treated her.
I agree mostly it's shitty education. But if you give a kid good education and are somewhat strict, and they see something else they like in life... well then that kid will not be changed. You have no idea.
I used to run away all the time just because I'd had a stupid arguement with my mum or if I was in trouble at school. I realise now how lucky I was to have always been found by the police within 12 hours and taken home. Watching this I shudder to think what could've hapoened to me. I was 13 but looked about ten and was very naive due to my sheltered upbringing so I would've been easy pickings for these scumbags
What is legally permissible (a BackPage ad for faulty bike) and what is morally reprehensible (a BackPage ad for sex with a 15 yr old) are not the same. There should be new laws to protect our children from these predators.
Or for anyone because NOBODY sells their body willingly. Nobody likes to be treated as a tool. This is just unacceptable and insulting that they even remotely think that an object and a living being should have the same rules attached to them.
I am related to her. Please be respect of her and the things she has been through. You don’t truly understand the full story of all she is been through so please be respectful of her and her trauma.
Savey Von Jones well when you have lawyers, politicians, and wealthy businesses-men raping young girls and boys you don’t want the law to be to harsh when your caught
Aaron McMahon you act like you know it all bro back the fuck up and let people be, your on level 1 of 100 maybe you should do your research acting like your a fucking cop or something let people be
@@aaronmcmahon933 you act like you know everything about the trafficking online. There are so many .onion websites on the dark web not shut down. So much of the internet is unknown
this is scary as shit. this was a while ago, but this is still happening and i live only 10-20 minutes from where this stuff has been happening. wish this world wasn't the way it was, damn.
I know a girl who was 15 at the time. Some guy in San Jose basically kidnapped her but when people tried to get her back home she claimed she was having fun & didn’t want to come home. People in town ended up finding her page on back page. He had dressed her in lingerie and took photos of her and posted them on back page. About 2 months after that one of her friends came out and spilled everything on an ABC interview. That’s when everyone realized how serious it was & how she was being trafficked. It’s scary that I personally know someone who went through something like this. It just comes to show how common this is. & it’s scary. The girl ended up Coming back home only after that guy was arrested. He was a pimp & tattoo artist named sharkee who would do tattoos in a hotel room and pimp out teenage girls. So many people judge the girl that came out and did and interview with ABC because she giggled her way through the interview but I think it was just a coping mechanism for everything she went through and she was really brave to come out because it’s thanks to her that the pimp ended up in jail and a lot of girls were set free
Absolutely. She is coping any way she can, and it wasn't her fault this happened to her, she got abused, she CAN'T give consent, no 15yr old can. They get manipulated and used, plain and simple
Don't blame the parents ...She ran away. The parents were not abusing her. Natalie made a terrible decision to run away and fall into the hands of horrible people. Where did she think she was going to end up by running away??? Rats out there prey on these types of vulnerable children. Sad...
You know what's funny, FBI can't take this website down but I'm pretty sure ANONYMOUS could take this down with ease due to there web of undercover hackers
@D Mack You're right, it is much more complicated. Backpage was actually taken down because of bitcoin, not this issue. Why did craigslist not get taken down? They just nixed their dating section in a hurry, but the FBI didn't go after them, and their site was way more popular for this stuff. But, CL always avoided bitcoin, and will continue to.
There's a reason kids run away. Parents act like they are amazing parents but who knows what goes on behind doors. I don't believe a child would run away from a happy home
It’s very sad, when they play a video of her talking about her dreams it made me feel happy, it was just a cheerful kid having fun and being honest. She looked like a very good and cute girl, and now she is really really beautiful. Such a heartbreaking story hers... The internet can be a blessing or a curse. Remember to teach your kids how to properly use it!!
I cant believe some of the comments here suggesting a 15 year old was ok with this. Those who say things like this more than likely would be replying to adds like this
Thank you! People saying it’s her fault but I’m so sure they didn’t even finish watching the video after they hear she had ran away. She was a minor and RAPED right away- she was left vulnerable and thought she made a friend who can help her until he betrayed her (yes she should have seen it but she was in a soft spot) he physically abused her and they are basically saying “oh why doesn’t the woman leave if her boyfriend hits her” there’s more psychology behind it and she needed him finically as well- if she didn’t pose for the photos she probably would have been beaten, it’s disgusting to see these comments
Corey Piening exactly. I've never met a 15 year old white girl who had agency. Most adult women lack agency for Pete's sake.. Regardless of anything she may have said or done she couldn't have consented to anything as she legally didn't have agency as a minor over her sexual encounters with adults.. Scary thing is there are hundreds of men in the Seattle area that went to rape this young girl and saw she was being pimped and abused/held into bondage by a old black guy and none of them were willing to forgo their opportunity to rape a minor and get a nut off to save her from this situation.. And they are out walking around amongst civil society preying on the young innocent feeble minded children of America.. I swear if I ever caught one of these guys I'd make him pay in an extremely painful manner.. And would drag it out well beyond the point of him begging for death.
Men please stop buying our daughters, please protect women and children there's hope only if our brothers and sons learn to value women and children and not see us as something to be used and discarded😔
I'm a mother so I'm saying this from my heart.. Mothers need to teach their daughter's how to know their worth, love themselves and NEVER settle for less. Dad's should educate their sons not to abuse, be little, not to disrespect, but to treat a woman how a Queen should be treated.
@@johnsonlive9173 , I can't believe your notification just popped up 3 years later...wow. Anyhow, men should be treated with respect and their wives should treat them like a King, if they represent a real man.
I remember when I was a senior in high school and when all the new freshmen girls came in everyone was jumpin on them. Senior guys dating freshmen girls. I’ll never forget my gym teacher saying “man you guys are gonna end up getting charged with statutory rape” man I’m glad I made smart decisions back then.
So back page made her runaway at age 15? The parents should really question if they seen signs if there child is unhappy should stress how someone so young has her whole life infront of her.
@@sierradawn8996 well 13 year olds can be whores too you know.. Tho I dont agree with his statement I thought I just let you know. Where Im from the start of a whores life is at an average of 12 years old let that sink in.
Almost the exact same thing happen to my girlfriends little sister. Such a disgusting horrible thing happen to this young girl, her childhood was stolen from her. This is what happens when you live in a society that teaches young people that they need to always be "accepting and tolerant" instead of teaching them that maybe it’s okay to be a little judgmental if it keeps you safe.
Children were created by God to be his holy temple. Anyone abusing these children will be sent to the firey pits with the fallen demons and be condemned by God forever. I am an ordained Christian minister.
So disturbing. I may be overprotective of my kids but watching these stories can anyone really blame me? Or my mother, God rest her soul, who was the same way?
I live in and am from Seattle Washington where this all happened/still happens. So depressing and disgusting how grown ass men can seriously try buying underage girls for their sexual desires. Sickening. I’m glad that her pimp got 26 years that’s what that maggot deserved!! Well, actually I believe he deserves longer but still at least he can’t hurt anymore people while he’s rotting in prison. I usually despise the police and cops in Washington as I’ve had a few bad encounters with them being unprofessional, harassing, lying, and using excessive force for a crime that had zero probable cause or witnesses. But seeing them work hard to try putting an end to child sex slaves makes me very proud of them. Good job Seattle Police Department!!!
We have a girl in our area who started being sold when she was 12, and now at 19 she actively recruits vulnerable young girls into prostitution....Constantly in and out of jail. Why we allow someone to be in and out of jail and we don't just leave them in or put them down is beyond me.
People who get abused then become abusers themselves. She got her childhood ruined and this clearly completely destroyed her, so was then doing same to other girls, because it's all she knows
I hate i'm down a rabbit hole on all this. It's so disgusting, but i am so happy there are resources out there to stop and rescue those still involved.
Boy somebody here sure is naive. That is another story these people could be doing. Girls who don't need a pimp and not selling sex. girls who just are promiscuous and use social media to hook up with hot guys. Girls who have done every sexual act imaginable a multitude of times before turning 16. your clue should be all the tweeners who are dressing as if they are college-age at a club. Are they all going to do what I just described of course not. But many do. It used to be your daughter had to somehow get out of the house to Network and find partners. Now she has a smartphone in her hand toddler to do it easily.
Damn she acts like just bc she lives in America it’s not possible to get sex trafficked but my heart goes out to that girl what she went through was unforgivable
@@T1Oracle You cannot prevent predators from preying on the weak, you can only control yourself and be smart about your life's choices instead of putting yourself in a situation that makes you prey. The girl made herself prey when she ran away from home.
Actually. Grow up faster. So you can prepare yourself for life. A grown adult would not run away to live on the streets for no reason when they have a home and bills and food all paid.
"There's no difference in posting the ad for a faulty motorcycle..." I can't believe the legal correspondent actually compared somebody's daughter to a "faulty motorcycle."
I ran away from home once, i got SA and my family still dont know. It was horrible and I was with my toxic “bestfriend” and my family found me. That was the worst day of my life, I will never tell my family about that day.
You are awesome! I loudly applaud her courage to stand up and bravely tell the world her story and for standing up for the hundreds of people who are victims everyday of this sickening vile trade, who never make it home alive. She is truly one of the Luckier Ones, they found her alive. Thank you for being and giving a voice to those who are unable to share their stories.
We need more then one family I wish and pray this young lady will heal and stand strong in her faith and speak the truth the more she speak the more healing she will have
