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Karen Bass: And frankly, if a girl runs away, that doesn't mean that she wants to be trafficked.

On the recordMay 1, 2017
And frankly, if a girl runs away, that doesn't mean that she wants to be trafficked.
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes that running away does not imply consent to trafficking.

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