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Alia: Child Sex Trafficking Survivor, Ex-Porn Performer, & Advocate

Consider Before Consuming

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Sex as a Coping Mechanism

Ara says she used sex as a coping mechanism when she was 12 or 13. She would find men who were much older than her and hook up with them. At the age of 14, she found herself in an abusive relationship that led to prostitution. Ara: "This is about 15 years, 15 years ago that this started"

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