Tsvetelina Thompson was 20 years old when her ex-boyfriend trafficked her. At first, she said, he was a “really sweet guy.” He would take her on lavish trips around Europe, adorning her with elaborate gifts – luxuries she never knew coming from a poor childhood in Bulgaria. So, she ran …
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