Documentary Focuses on Sexual/Human Trafficking

LAS VEGAS --(Every major television station in Nevada, including channel 8, will air a special 30-minute documentary tonightthat sheds light on sex trafficking in this state. It's called "trafficked No More" and depicts a growing crisis that's claiming victims. The documentary will also be streamed on 8NewsNOW.com. It starts at 7:30 p.m.)

Mary Ann Swigartgot lured into sex traffickingwhen she was 18 years old. While the victims of sex trafficking don't always want to talk about their experiences,she felt it was important to share her experience.

ForSwigart, her heavilytattooedface literally tells her story.

"You look in the mirror and see big bold letters of what the situation was," she said.

The tattoos cover the left side ofher face. There's even a faint outlineon her forehead with the name of her former pimp.

"I can't explain into details what I went through, but it wasn't anything nice,"Swigart said.

Shewas lured into the business in her teens by a man who promised her a career as a tattoo model and lots of money. Instead,she was forced to work on a porn site and as a prostitute.

"It's a very prevalent and it's a huge problem," said Heather Frost, WestCare Nevada.

Frostsays she's seen countless women and girls. Some girls are as young as 7 when they come into her facility as victims of human and sex trafficking.

"A lot of times, families even in affluent neighborhoods, in the country and here in Vegas, will sell their children into human trafficking," Frost said.

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Documentary Focuses on Sexual/Human Trafficking