A Sexual Abuse Survivor Combats Sex Trafficking

A Sexual Abuse Survivor Combats Sex Trafficking
Elizabeth Melendez Fisher (C) at the international It Works Conference. Courtesy of Elizabeth Melendez Fisher
Andrew Thomas
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Many people think of sex trafficking as a foreign problem, but the fact is the practice is alive and humming right here in the United States. After suffering sexual abuse at the hands of a family friend, one woman is on a mission to eradicate the scourge of sex trafficking.

Elizabeth Melendez Fisher had a rough childhood growing up. She lost a sister to an accidental shooting when she was just seven years old. In addition to this tragic loss, Fisher was sexually abused starting at age 12 at the hands of a family friend. Furthermore, she survived a rape at age 14.