According to the World Population Review, approximately 190,000 incidents of human trafficking occur in the United States every year. In 2020 alone, the Human Trafficking Hotline received 51,667 tips.
According to the World Population Review, approximately 190,000 incidents of human trafficking occur in the United States every year. In 2020 alone, the Human Trafficking Hotline received 51,667 tips regarding people who were being exploited.
Iowa resident Pieper Lewis 17 was when she became a victim of trafficking. Fox News notes that Lewis ran away from home at age 15, fleeing an abusive mother. She was taken in by a man named Christopher Brown, who trafficked her for sex. After being raped multiple times by Zachary Brooks, Lewis decided that she had had enough. One night, she woke up to Brooks raping her yet again. She took a knife from the nightstand and stabbed Brooks 30 times after he fell asleep.
