Human trafficking looms as hidden crisis in many U.S. communities

When Bekah Charleston was first focused as a human trafficking sufferer, there have been no whips, chains or white vans — only a form face and a faux identify who provided her a protected place to remain.

As a 17-year-old Texas runaway, Charleston thought she was discovering protected haven from drug sellers she had gotten concerned with — a minimum of till the exploitation started. She recalled fantasizing about suicide each day, positive that she would by no means make it to 21.