Trucker Saves the Life of Girl Held as a Slave in RV

Epoch Newsroom
2/21/2015
Updated:
2/21/2016

Trucker Kevin Kimmel noticed something odd when he parked his vehicle at a truck stop in New Kent County, Virginia.

When he was sitting in his semi, he saw an RV with black drapes covering the windows. At that moment he saw a young girl’s pained face glimpse out the window.

Pilot in New Kent, VA (Google Street View)
Pilot in New Kent, VA (Google Street View)

Kevin Kimmel (Screenshot)
Kevin Kimmel (Screenshot)

“I only learned the gruesome details through the news,” Kimmel later commented, adding that he’s “got daughters.”

The girl in the RV was being held as a slave.

According to MailOnline, the alleged victim told police that she was captured Christmas Eve and was forced into prostitution on a trip from Iowa to Virginia. She added that her captors threatened to kill her family, according to The News & Advance.

“When I saw the young girl’s face, I said that’s not going to happen, I’ve got daughters and granddaughters,” Kimmel said.

Kimmel said that he’s “just happy I helped her.”

“He saved that girls life and that’s awesome,” added another fellow trucker.

“I have two kids at home, man, and if somebody messed with them I'd want someone to call the cops and tell me.”