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>> Tyra: NOW ON "TYRA,"
A "TYRA" SPECIAL
INVESTIGATION.
THE SECRET WORLD OF SEX
SLAVERY EXPOSED.
YOU STILL FEEL DEAD INSIDE?
SUSAN SARANDON'S FIGHT TO END
THE NIGHTMARE.
A MAN IS HAVING SEX WITH A 5,
6, 7-YEAR-OLD?
>> YEAH.
>> Tyra: AND IT'S HAPPENING IN
AMERICA, TOO.
SHE WAS FORCED INTO
PROSTITUTION WHEN SHE WAS JUST
15.
>> Tyra: IMAGINE BEING ***
BY HUNDREDS OF MEN THAT YOU DO
NOT KNOW.
AND IF YOU TRY TO ESCAPE, YOU
WOULD BE KILLED.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT MORE THAN
ONE MILLION PEOPLE AND
CHILDREN FACE EACH YEAR AS SEX
SLAVES.
IN FACT, THE TRADE IS THE
THIRD MOST PROFITABLE CRIMINAL
INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD AND YET
IT'S SOMETHING SO FEW PEOPLE
KNOW ABOUT SO TODAY WE'RE
BRINGING THE VERY IMPORTANT
ISSUE INTO THE PUBLIC
SPOTLIGHT AND BY THE END OF
TODAY YOU WILL KNOW WHAT YOU
ARE TOHELP AND IN A MINUTE, WE
WILL MEET A REMARKABLE YOUNG
WOMAN WHO SURVIVED THE AWFUL
WORLD OF SEX SLAVERY AND IS
RULES AND REGULATIONSING WOMEN
TODAY BUT FIRST, A WOMAN WHO
SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS TO SAVE
WOMEN IN THE SEX TRADE, THE
TALENTED, BEAUTIFUL AND
ABSOLUTELY PASSIONATE SUSAN
SARANDON.
(Applause)
>> Tyra: SUSAN SARANDON IS ONE
OF THE MOST CRITICALLY
ACLAIMED ACTRESSES OF OUR
TIME.
SHE'S BEEN NOMINATED FOR
FINISH ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST
ACTRESS FIVE TIMES.
>> Tyra: SHE TOOK HOME THE
STATUE IN 1995 FOR HER
RIVETING PERFORMANCE IN "DAD
MAN WALKING."
IN HER LATEST FILM SHE PLAYS
AN EVIL QUEEN IN A MODERN DAY
FAIRY TALE.
BUT IT IS HER WORK OFF THE
MOVIE SET THAT IS TRULY
DESERVING OF AN AWARD.
SUSAN WORKS COURAGEOUSLY AND
TIRELESSLY FIGHTING FOR
JUSTICE, TOLERANCE AND HUMAN
RIGHTS FOR ALL.
SHE WAS APPOINTED THE UNICEF
ORGANIZATION.
NOT ONE TO SHY AWAY FROM
HEADLINES, SUSAN SARANDON IS
OFTEN SEEN ON THE FRONT LINES
WORKING TO GIVE THOSE WHO
CANNOT SEEK FOR THEMSELVES A
LOUD AND, YOU KNOW, -- AND
UNWAVERING VOICE.
COME ON OUT, MS. SUSAN
SARANDON.
(Applause)
♪ ♪
>> HEY.
>> Tyra: HI!
(Applause)
>> Tyra: FIRST OF ALL, I AM SO
HONORED THAT YOU ARE HERE.
>> I AM SO GLADIM HERE CAN YOU
EXPLAIN TO OUR AUDIENCE WHAT
THAT MEANS, A GIRL BEING SOLD
INTO THE SEX TRADE AND HER
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE?
>> THIS EXISTS ALL OVER.
IN THE UNITED STATES,
SOMETHING LIKE 17,500 GIRLS
COME HERE AND ARE SOLD HERE.
AND ARE TRAPPED, SOMETIMES A
FAMILY, A POOR FAMILY WILL TRY
TO, YOU KNOW, SURVIVE
SELLING THEIR YOUNG DAUGHTER.
SOMETIMES AS YOUNG AS 5.
AND YOU KNOW, YOU CAN END UP
IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU ARE
PART OF, YOU KNOW, PART OF A
BUSINESS DEAL.
>> Tyra: YOU SAY 5 YEARS OLD.
PARENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES OR
EVEN THIS ONE IS SELLING THEIR
CHILDREN AT 5 YEAR OLDS AND A
MAN IS HAVING SEX WITH A 5, 6,
7-YEAR-OLD.
IS THAT YOUR SAYING?
>> YES AND I AM SURE THERE ARE
YOUNG BOYS INVOLVED, AS WELL.
IT'S GOTTEN YOUNGER AND
YOUNGER AND ALSO THE STRANGE
MYTH IF YOU HAVE SEX WITH A
*** IT CAN CURE ***.
>> Tyra: IT'S SPURRED A LOT.
>> AND, OF COURSE, ONCE YOU
BECOME SO DISHEARTENED, YOU
CAN IMAGINE WHAT HAPPENS TO
YOUR IDENTITY AND YOU SEE
OTHER GIRLS MURDERED WHEN THEY
DON'T CONFORM.
YOU KIND OF JUST GIVE UP,
DON'T YOU?
AND SO WHEN YOU HHAVE SOMEBODY
THAT'S NEARBY, CAN YOU GO
THERE AND GET HELP BECAUSE
SOMETIMES IT'S VERY HARDA
AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN IN THIS
SITUATION FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS, HOW DO YOU GET OUT?
>> Tyra: IT'S ALL YOU KNOW.
>> HOW DO YOU SUPPORT
YOURSELF?
WHO PAYS ATTENTION TO YOU?
NOBODY WANTS ANY PART OF YOU
BY THAT TIME.
MAYBE YOUR FAMILY DOESN'T.
SO WHO DID DO YOU GO TO FOR
HELP AND HOW DO YOU LEARN TO
READ AND WRITE?
THE VAST MAJORITY CAN'T READ
OR WRITE.
>> Tyra: MY NEXT GUEST, SOMALY
MAM HAS TAKEN ON THE FIGHT TOO
EARLY IN HER OWN LIFE.
CAMBODIA IS HOME TO ONE OF
LARGEST AND MORE HORRIFIC READ
LIGHT DISTRICTS IN SOUTHEAST
ASIA.
UNITED NATIONS ESTIMATES 10 TO
20,000 PEOPLE WORK AS
PROSTITUTES IN CAMBODIA AND
EVEN MORE STAGGERING, AT LEAST
25% OF THEM HAD CHILDREN.
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY -- SOMALY
MAM WAS ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN,
SOLD TO A BROTHEL WHERE SHE
ENDURED *** AND TORTURE AND
WITNESSED UNTOLD HORRORS.
SOMALY SURVIVED AND DEVELOPED
AN ORGANIZATION WHICH RESCUES
AND REHABILITATES YOUNG WOMEN.
>> GOOD EVENING.
I AM VERY HONORED AND MOVED TO
BE INTRODUCING AN CRITICAL
BRAVE WOMAN, SOMALY MAM.
>> Tyra: SOMALY IS A TRUE
HERO, OFFERING LIFE AT THE END
OF A VERY DARK TUNNEL.
>> I WANT HAVE SAY THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF YOU AND I HOPE THAT
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE THIS
AGAIN.
(Applause)
♪♪ ♪
>> Tyra: COME ON OUT, SOMALY.
(Applause)
♪ ♪♪
>> Tyra: HI.
COME OVER HERE.
HELLO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO FAR, SO GOOD.
>> Tyra: SO YOU TRULY ARE A
HEROIC WOMAN.
HOW MANY WO YOU SAVED?
I KNOW WITH THE HELP OF OTHER
PEOPLE, HOW MANY WOMEN HAVE
YOU CRUSADED TO SAVE?
>> RIGHT NOW MORE THAN 4,000
GIRLS.
>> Tyra: 4,000 GIRLS.
(Applause)
>> Tyra: WOW.
AND WE'LL HAVE MORE WITH SUSAN
AND SOMALY WHEN WE COME BACK.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
(Applause)
♪ ♪
>> Tyra: UP NEXT, I KNOW YOU
TRIED TO ESCAPE THE BROTHEL
AND WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU
TRIED TO RUN AWAY?
AND LATER.
>> WHAT IS YOUR YOUNG YEST
OLDEST RESIDENT?
>> FOR THE SEX SLAVERY?
CC
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, MR. BUSY MAN.
GOT TIME FOR BREAKFAST?
MY GIRL HOOKED US UP THIS MORNING.
( sniffing ) UM, THIS IS GREAT!
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT--
I'LL JUST TAKE IT TO GO.
THAT'S MY BOY.
THE ALL-NEW McSKILLET BURRITO.
FLUFFY EGGS, SAVORY SAUSAGE, ROASTED PEPPERS,
AND SKILLET POTATOES WRAPPED UP...
IN A BUNDLE OF DELICIOUS BREAKFAST JOY.
NOW IF YOUR GIRL COULD MAKE THESE,
SHE COULD MOVE IN.
MM-HMM.
♪♪
(announcer) IF YOU WANT TO QUIT SMOKING,
TODAY'S YOUR DAY.
COMMIT CHERRY LOZENGES.
THE TASTY WAY TO QUIT SMOKING.
(Applause)
>> Tyra: TODAY WE'RE TAKING A
CLOSE LOOK AT SEX SLAVERY AND
WITH US IS SUSAN SARANDON AND
A WOMAN THE AT FORFRONT OF THE
BATTLE.
SOMALY MAM.
I KNOW YOU HAD A REALLY
DIFFICULT WHILEDHOOD.
CAN YOU TALK US THROUGH THAT?
>> YES.
I WAS BORN -- I DON'T KNOW MY
AGE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM.
I DON'T KNOW MY NAME.
>> Tyra: YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR
BIRTH NAME.
>> IT'S NOT EASY.
I NEED MY PARENTS.
I NEED LOVE.
I NEED MY MOM.
WHEN PEOPLE COME AND LOOK AT
ME, HE WOULD SAY HE LOVE ME
AND WANTS TO BRING ME TO FIND
MY MOM AND I LIKE TO GO WITH
HIM.
>> Tyra: YOU WANTED TO FIND
YOUR MOTHER.
HE USED SOMETHING THAT HE KNEW
YOU WERE VULNERABLE ABOUT.
SO HE TOOK YOU?
>> YES.
SO I JUST --
>> Tyra: HE LIED AND SAID HE
WAS YOUR GRANDFATHER.
>> YES AND YOU KNOW, I NEEDED
LOVE AND I GO WITH YOU BECAUSE
I WANT TO FIND MY MOM BECAUSE
I AM COLD AND I WANT TO -- I
DON'T KNOW.
I WANT TO BE IN THE HAND OF MY
MOM.
AND HE ASKED ME TO WORK AND
WORKING FOR HIM.
>> Tyra: WITH SEX?
>> FIRST OF ALL, LIKE SLAVE.
>> Tyra: FIRST SLAVE.
>> AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING, ALL
THE SLAVE.
AND HE JUST *** ME.
>> Tyra: THIS MAN *** YOU?
>> YES.
>> Tyra: ABOUT HOW OLD WERE
YOU, DO YOU THINK?
>> I WAS AROUND MAYBE 10 OR 12
YEARS OLD.
BUT I DON'T KNOW.
BECAUSE HE JUST -- HE
THREATENED ME, THE KNIFE AT MY
HEAD AND THEN ***.
AND I FEEL LIKE ...
>> Tyra: IT WAS REALLY BAD.
YEAH.
REALLY, REALLY BAD.
OKAY.
AND THEN SO AFTER THAT HE SOLD
YOU TO A BROTHEL, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> Tyra: ABOUT HOW OLD DO YOU
THINK YOU WERE WHEN HE SOLD
YOU?
>> 13 OR 14.
>> Tyra: 13 OR 14 YEARS OLD.
>> BUT FIRST ***, ALREADY.
MY LIFE IS FINISHED.
>> Tyra: THE FIRST TIME HE
*** YOU, YOU FELT LIKE YOUR
LIFE WAS OVER IN.
THE BROTHEL DID YOU FEEL YOUR
BODY WAS NOT YOURS?
>> I AM DEAD.
I AM DEAD SO THEY CAN DO
ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT.
>> Tyra: IT WAS A WAY OF
SURVIVAL.
OKAY.
AND I KNOW YOU TRIED TO ESCAPE
THE BROTHEL AND WHAT HAPPENED
WHEN YOU TRIED TO RUN AWAY?
>> I TRIED MANY TIMES TO RUN
AWAY.
THEY CAPTURE ME AND HIT ME AND
PUT ME IN THE CAGE.
AND THEY PUT SNAKES IN THE
CAGE AND THEY TRIED TO, YOU
KNOW, ELECTRICITY, SHOCK.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK BUT
IT'S HORRIBLE.
>> Tyra: WE KNOW THAT IT WAS
AWFUL AND I AM GLAD YOU ARE
ABLE TO SHARE IT FOR THE
AUDIENCE TO UNDERSTAND.
LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW YOU GOT
OUT.
>> HOW I GET OUT.
I AM LUCKY.
I WAS FOUR OR FIVE YEARS IN
THE BROTHEL AND THEN THE CAM
MODIAN PEOPLE, I AM NOT
BEAUTIFUL FOR THEM SO THEY LET
ME OUT.
>> Tyra: YOU REACH 19 OR 20,
THEY SAY YOU ARE TOOLED AND --
TOO OLD.
THEY OBVIOUSLY WANT COUNTRY.
>> THEY LIKE YOUNG GIRLS, 14,
10 YEARS OLD.
RIGHT NOW FIVE YEARS OLD.
LIKE SUSAN SARANDON SAID.
SO I WANT TO LET THE PEOPLE
KNOW THAT THE VICTIM IS STILL
A VICTIM ALL THEIR LIFE.
IT'S NOT EASY AND FOR ME, I AM
DEAD.
BUT RIGHT NOW I JUST WANT TO
SURVIVE BECAUSE I WANT TO HELP
THE GIRLS AND THE WOMEN.
>> Tyra: YOU STILL FEEL DEAD
INSIDE?
>> YEAH.
>> Tyra: YEAH.
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING INSIDE
YOU THAT'S FIGHTING AND VERY
ALIVE.
>> WHAT SHE UNDERSTANDS IS
THAT YOU NEED TO REPLACE
SOMETHING IN THESE PEOPLE, YOU
KNOW?
YOU NEED TO TAKE THESE WOMEN
AND GIVE THEM SELF-ESTEEM AND
GIVE THEM A WAY OF DEALING
WITH THEIR PAIN AND GIVE THEM
A PROSECUTION AND EDUCATION
AND LOVE AND TAKE CARE OF
THEIR BABIES AND ALL THESE
THINGS.
SO IT'S NOT JUST AN ABSTRACT,
LET'S GET THE GIRLS OUT OF THE
HOUSE.
BUT SHE VERY SMART ABOUT
MAKING A SYSTEM THAT EXISTS
BUT SHE NEEDS FUNDS TO EXECUTE
THE SYSTEM.
>> Tyra: HOW DO YOU GET THEM
OUT?
>> TO GET INFORMATION, PROVIDE
THE *** AID BECAUSE A LOT OF
THE GIRLS, THEY HAVE BEEN IN
THE BROTHEL, THEY CANNOT
ESCAPE.
>> Tyra: DO THE POLICE COME IN
WITH GUNS AND RUSH IN?
LIKE A RAID TO GET THEM OUT?
>> THE POLICE ARE KIND OF --
DEPENDS ON WHICH POLICE,
REALLY.
BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE --
IT'S A VERY CORRUPT SYSTEM.
THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY
CORRUPT.
BUT THEY HAVE A PLACE THAT'S
VERY ACCESSIBLE SO EVEN IF THE
GIRLS ARE NOT READY TO LEAVE,
THEY CAN GET SEX EDUCATION AND
HELP AND THEN EVENTULELY THEY
CAN LEAVE AND THEN TELL YOU IF
THERE'S A SMALL CHILD AND THEY
COULD GET THE FIVE OR SIX OR