in 2018 erin sammy and his colleagues succeeded in sending 12 sexual traffickers to prison. to prevent young girls from falling back into prostitution and tear them away from their pimps police officers rely on the help of former victims of sex trafficking. teco was a prostitute on the streets of l.a. during her teenage years it's a possibility that she might have a pm but she is wrapping heads but she's not really being cooperative so what i'll do i'll contact after today i think that sounds very promising i don't see yeah yeah hopefully on our end t.k. is part of the charity journey out which is made up of former trafficking victims she comes several times a week and talk to the women in their cells about her personal experiences to help get them off the streets but when i disclose that i used to be in the life myself they're like they're willing to listen and i always tell them it's that very easy to change something that has been a part of you since you were a child. but i let them know that if i can do it then there's no reason or a way that they couldn't do it because

to make sure the traffickers are sentenced and end up behind bars erin and sammy often have to make witness statements during hearings at the courthouse. today we hear from him an airy fairy no mr mcconnell wants it. to be true thoughts be trying. to see how. the judge wants to hear testimonies from all parties the 4 victims as well as the accused wearing the blue jumpsuit they will all be questioned by the prosecution. this is. we are only authorized to film sammy's questioning it's a crucial testimony for the prosecution in this case. she says she changed. her that she said. i. can't. and i think. when you are there now and. the judge will now give his ruling. proves. this man will be charged with human trafficking with increasing sentences in force here in the united states he could spend a lot of time behind bars something sammy is reassured about the case will move forward to try and ease the tension it can get there 35 years and 8 months to prison. i felt really comfortable because i knew that i was talking about the truth and what i was told by these victims. in 2018 erin sami and hi