Teen Prostitution: A Stolen Innocence
Updated: Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010, 9:38 PM MST
Published : Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010, 9:38 PM MST
There's an epidemic on the streets of the valley -- teenage prostitution. At 16, "Jane" says a so-called friend sold her to a pimp who forced her into prostitution.
The average age of a teenage prostitute in Phoenix is 13 -- that means there are some even younger. They are kidnapped, and often starved, drugged, and branded.
Years later, "Jane" is sharing her tragic story.
FOX 10's John Hook reports.
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