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Warning : This story contains discussion of rape and sexual abuse. Let your students know that it's normal to feel upset hearing about stories involving abuse. Encourage them to let you know if they are feeling upset and remind them that there are people at school with whom they may talk, including educators, school counselors and the principal. An Iowa court sentenced a teenage victim of sex trafficking to five years probation and ordered her to pay $150,000 to her abuser’s family. The case is underscoring a serious issue of justice where hundreds of victims of sexual abuse and trafficking have faced similar legal consequences. Human trafficking survivor and criminal justice reform advocate Cyntoia Brown-Long joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. For a transcript of the story, click here . You may also choose another story from the newscast by clicking the link below and answering the following questions:
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