Investigative Report: A Prostitute's Life In Thailand

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Investigative Report: A Prostitute's Life In Thailand

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Some remember me as a once addicted prostitute who worked alongside many of the missing women from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada. I covered the Robert Pickton trial, who was convicted of murdering six of the missing women. Others know me as a survivor who lived a life of hell with sexual, verbal and physical abuse while working the streets of Vancouver 24/7. I was a chronic drug addict/alcoholic. Today I know myself as a fortunate, grateful, knowledgeable, spiritual and happy person who is able to enjoy my kids, my grandkids and my husband (who I call my 'knight in shining armor'). I'm also a world traveler who loves to learn about other cultures with an open mind...but this story isn't about me; it's about the girls in the Thai “sex trade.”

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