Cyntoia Dark colored was a casualty of sex trafficking being pimped out by the man she lived with in Tennessee. In 2004, Dark colored murdered Nashville real estate agent Johnny Allen, one of the numerous men who paid to engage in sexual relations with the then 16-year-old. .

As a tyke sex slave, she'd been over and again assaulted, manhandled and held at gunpoint preceding being abused by Allen. She conceded she dreaded his military foundation matched with the various firearms she said she saw in his home. .
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She shot and executed the 43-year-old. "He was a sharpshooter in the Armed force," Darker said of Allen. "I'm staying here considering in the event that he accomplishes something, what am I going to do?" .

Darker, whose grandma and mother are likewise survivors of assault, was condemned to life in jail with parole qualification following 51 years. Producer Dan Birman took after Dark colored's case for a long time in Me Confronting Life: Looking for Reclamation in Cyntoia's Story. .

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The narrative on the young lady, which debuted on PBS in Blemish. 2011 was halfway in charge of touching off the adjustment in the way the state handles sex trafficking cases. .

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Presently, anybody under 18 years of age, can never again be accused of prostitution in the southern state. "We began the discussion," Birman said. "This is a young lady who's at the last part of three ages of viciousness against ladies." .

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While in jail, Dark colored accomplished her Partner's Degree from Lipscomb College and is presently working towards her Bachelor's. She additionally fills in as a volunteer specialist with the Adolescent Equity Framework.