Carissa Phelps: From the Mean Streets of Fresno, Abused and Sold for Sex at the Age of 12; She is Now a National Leader on Giving Voice to Stopping Child Commercial Sexual Exploitation

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Please note:  In this clip from the Ricky Lake Show, Carissa Phelps is given the title of "child prostitute."  This is language we should NEVER accept in our civilized society.  Carissa was sold for sex at the age of 12 because she was homeless.  As a child she had RIGHTS and therefore under THE LAW could never consent to being trafficked.  We should think of her experience as that of someone who is INNOCENT.