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Kidnapped at 15, a Sex Trafficking Survivor Turns Trauma into Advocacy

Marlene Carson is doing what she loves to fight what she hates.
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Kidnapped at 15, a Sex Trafficking Survivor Turns Trauma into Advocacy
Marlene Carson, founder of Black Leaders Against Sex Trafficking (BLAST), in this file photo. Courtesy of Marlene Carson
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
6/2/2026|Updated: 6/2/2026
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Fifteen-year-old Marlene Carson stood on a street corner in Columbus, Ohio, as a man haggled with her handler over the price to pay for sex with her. The man finally agreed to $200.

To her astonishment, what she expected to happen next, didn’t happen. Instead, once they were alone, the man read the Bible to her and told her how much God loved her.

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Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Savannah Pointer is a politics reporter for The Epoch Times. She can be reached at [email protected]
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