>>> CHELSEA LANCASTER FELL VICTIM TO A HUMAN TRAFFICKER IN
AN UNIMAGINABLE WAY, THROUGH A
DATING APP.
DATING APP.
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>> I GREW UP IN A SUPPORTIVE, LOVING HOME. IN A SUPPORTIVE,
LOVING HOME.
AND I WAS A GOOD KID.
I MADE STRAIGHT-As. AND DIDNT GET INTO TROUBLE.
I DIDNT DO DRUGS OR DRINK OR
ANYTHING CRAZY.
ANYTHING CRAZY. AND SO, REALLY, I THINK WHAT A
LOT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCE GROWING
UP.
I HAD GONE THROUGH A BREAKUP
THAT WAS REALLY HARD ON ME.
YOU KNOW, IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET OVER SOMEBODY, I
STARTED TO TRY TO PUT MYSELF OUT
THERE AND TRY TO MEET PEOPLE,
YOU KNOW, VIA ONLINE DATING
SITES.
SITES.
I THINK EMOTIONALLY, I WAS IN A
VULNERABLE SPOT.
BUT I THINK AT THE ROOT OF IT
FOR ME, WAS THIS NEED TO BE
ACCEPTED.
I MET THIS GUY.
WE HUNG OUT.
AND HE, AT THE TIME I WAS TRYING
TO MAKE MONEY TO GO BACK TO
COLLEGE AND TO PAY OFF A LOAN
THAT I OWNED BEFORE I COULD GO BACK.I OWNED BEFORE I COULD GO
BACK.
HE TOLD ME I SHOULD WORK AT A STRIP CLUB AND I COULD MAKE A
LOT OF MONEY.
NEVER HAVING BEEN IN A STRIP
CLUB BEFORE, NOT REALLY
UNDERSTANDING THAT WORLD, I
THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I COULD GO BACK TO SCHOOL FASTER.OULD GO
BACK TO SCHOOL FASTER. AND I MIGHT AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT HE LIKED ME.
I THOUGHT HE WAS INTERESTED IN
ME.
ME. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEY
WERE PUTTING ME ONLINE TO SELL
ME.
ME.
IT PROBABLY DIDNT HIT ME UNTIL I WAS BEING SOLD ONLINE AND NOT
KNOWING WHO WAS GOING TO SHOW UP
AT THE DOOR AND WHO I WAS GOING
TO ENCOUNTER AND BEING TOLD,
LOOK FOR HANDCUFFS AND GUNS
UNDER THE BED TO MAKE SURE THAT
PERSON DOESNT HURT YOU.
THAT WAS THE MOMENT I REALIZED,
WOW, THIS IS NOT AT ALL -- I
NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE HERE.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE IN
THIS SITUATION.
THIS SITUATION. >> CHELSEA, WELCOME.
WE HEAR THAT IN A NUMBER OF
THESE CASES, REGULAR KID, GOOD
KID, MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY,
CHEERLEADER.
CHEERLEADER.
YOU KNOW, I DONT THINK IT FITS
WITH THE PROFILE OF WHAT WE THINK WHEN WE THINK ABOUT --
WHAT WE THOUGHT WERE PROSTITUTES
IN HOTEL ROOMS, BEING PIMPED
OUT, RIGHT?
OUT, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
HE SUGGESTS TO YOU THAT YOU
STRIP.
HOW DOES IT TRANSITION TO, IT
WILL BE MORE THAN STRIPPING?
>> IT DIDNT HAPPEN IN THE STRIP CLUB. DIDNT HAPPEN IN THE STRIP
CLUB.
BUT SHORTLY AFTER, YOU KNOW, WHEN I -- THEY STARTED PUTTING
ME ONLINE TO SELL ME.
IT WAS THEN THAT I REALIZED,
LIKE, WOW.
LIKE, WOW.
I DONT JUST GO ON DATES WITH
GUYS.
>> YOU WENT ONLINE AND SAW
YOURSELF?
>> NO.
THEY WOULD POST ODDS.
THEY WOULD SHOW ME THEM EVERY
ONCE IN A WHILE.
IT WAS CHOREOGRAPHED. THEY PRETTY MUCH DID EVERYTHING.
IT WASNT UNTIL I WENT ON THE
FIRST DATE.
FIRST DATE. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO GO ON A
DATE AND NOTHING ELSE.
I REALIZED THAT WASNT THE CASE.
>> HOW DID YOU REALIZE THAT?
>> THE MAN EXPECTED MONEY -- I
MEAN, EXPECTED SEX FOR MONEY.
AND THATS, YOU KNOW -- IT
DOESNT, LIKE I THINK REBECCA
SAID, IT DOESNT QUITE HIT YOU
AT THE MOMENT OF WHATS
HAPPENING BECAUSE IT IS VERY
FAST.
FAST. AND YOURE LIKE, ITS AFTER THE
FACT WHEN YOURE LAYING IN BED
AT NIGHT AND REALIZING, OH, MY
GOSH, THIS IS WHATS HAPPENING.
>> TO THOSE OUT THERE SAYING, I
GET SUCKED INTO THIS SITUATION,
SOMEBODY SAYS, WERE GOING TO
HAVE SEX FOR MONEY TONIGHT, WHO
SAY, I WOULD BE RUNNING FOR THE
DOOR.
DOOR.
>> RIGHT.
>> I WOULD NEVER GO BACK TO THE MOTEL ROOM.NEVER GO BACK TO THE
MOTEL ROOM.
WHAT SAY YOU?
>> I WOULD SAY THE THREAT IS SO
MUCH BIGGER THAN WHAT YOURE HAVING TO DO.HAN WHAT YOURE
HAVING TO DO. THE FACT THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHERE
MY FAMILY LIVED.
THEY HAD MY SOCIAL SECURITY
CARD.
CARD.
THEY HAD EVERYTHING THAT WAS VALUABLE TO ME LOCKED UP IN A
STORAGE UNIT.
STORAGE UNIT. YOU KNOW, AND THE THREATS OF
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU LEAVE.
YOU REALLY BELIEVE IT.
THE BRAINWASHING AND THE
COERCION IS SO STRONG THAT
ITS -- YOU JUST COMPLY OUT OF
FEAR.
FEAR. >> HOW MANY MEN WOULD YOU HAVE
TO SEE IN A DAY?
>> USUALLY ABOUT FIVE TO TEN. >> WOW.LLY ABOUT FIVE TO TEN.
>> WOW. >> SO, I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT
ONCE I HAD MADE $1,000, I WOULD
BE ABLE TO QUIT FOR THE NIGHT.
THAT WAS NEVER THE CASE BECAUSE
IT WAS NEVER ENOUGH.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A LOT OF
HOPES AND DREAMS THAT THEY THROW
AT YOU, PROMISING, WERE GOING
TO GET YOU A CONDO AND A PORSCHE
AND ALL THESE THINGS I NEVER
HAD, EVEN THOUGH I GREW UP SO
WELL.
WELL.
OH, MY GOSH, I COULD BE SOMEBODY.SH, I COULD BE
SOMEBODY.
AND THE GUY TOLD ME HE WAS A
MUSIC PRODUCER AND I WANTED TO
PLAY MUSIC.
THATS KIND OF HOW I GOT REELED
IN.
>> AND THEN, THE EMOTIONAL DETERIORATION THAT WOULD HAPPEN.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> THE EMOTIONAL DAMAGE, IT PLAYS INTO THEIR CONTROL OVER
YOU.
YOU.
>> IT DOES.
AND I THINK IT STEMS FROM, YOU
KNOW, KIDS GETTING BULLIED IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I WAS.
I THINK EVEN THE GROUNDWORK FOR
ABUSE IS LAID EARLIER IN LIFE.
SO, THEY HAVE A LOT OF
VULNERABILITYIES TO PLAY OFF OF.
AND THEY LOOK FOR THAT.
>> HOW LONG DID IT GO ON?
>> THE FIRST GUY WAS, I WANT TO
SAY, FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS.
AND THE SECOND GUY WAS --
>> YOUR TRAFFICKER, YOU MEAN.
>> YES.
THE SECOND WAS TWO OR THREE MONTHS.OND WAS TWO OR THREE
MONTHS.
>> ONE PASSED THE BATON TO THE NEXT?E PASSED THE BATON TO THE
NEXT?
>> I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE MY FIRST
TRAFFICKER.
THEY HAD DROPPED ME OFF AT A STRIP CLUB.OPPED ME OFF AT A
STRIP CLUB.
AND I CALLED SOMEBODY TO COME PICK ME UP.D SOMEBODY TO COME
PICK ME UP. AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT THAT
WAY.
WAY. THEN, THE SECOND GUY, I HAD MET
AN ONLINE DATING SITE, AS WELL.
WE HAD BEEN FRIENDS FOR THAT
FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS BEFORE.
AND WHEN HE FOUND OUT WHAT I HAD
BEEN DOING, HE DECIDED HE WAS
GOING TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF ME,