Sex TraffickingArchive 2008–2016

Sex Trafficking in Chiang Rai (2009)

A sex trafficking case from 2009 in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?

What happened

A thirteen year old girl's boyfriend brought her to Chaing Rai. He sold her to a brothel in the Southern Islands of Thailand to work as a prostitute.

Response and intervention

The police claimed to have no connection to the victim or trafficker. The Mirror Foundation in Chiang Rai was contacted by the victim's worried mother. They were able to rescue the victim and return her to her family. In an interview with Moo, director of the Mirror Foundation

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