Ted Poe: “She was a 14-year-old girl when she was forced into sex trafficking. Her name is Tina Frundt. Like so many other…”

“She was a 14-year-old girl when she was forced into sex trafficking. Her name is Tina Frundt. Like so many other trafficking victims, she was lured away from the safety of her home--a home nearby to this United States Capitol--and she was lured away by a man she thought she knew, and she trusted him. He sweet-talked her and promised her a perfect life somewhere far away. He was a smooth-talking, slick con artist, tempting her with gifts and affection just to get her into the slave trade. Her blissful, happy, and trusting world view all came crashing down when she found herself in a dark motel room surrounded by unfamiliar men in an unfamiliar city. The trafficker forced her to have sex with the men for money. When she refused to have sex, the men just raped her. They stole her dignity, her self-respect, and her happy spirit. {time} 1215 Tina had become a slave on the marketplace of sex trafficking. These disgusting predators used the innocence of children to force them into the horrific life of sex trafficking. Most cannot imagine the depths of the suffering and abuse Tina suffered during the next year. She was forced to have sex with over 18 men a day. When she fell short of the mandatory $500 daily quota, she was beaten and beaten and humiliated. Her life consisted of cigarette burns, broken arms, broken fingers, and intimidation. Tina was arrested, treated as a delinquent, and was shuttled from one jailhouse to another.…”