Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami is sounding the alarm on human trafficking signs at the start of the school year.
The organization held a panel discussion on Saturday, where a survivor decided to share her story and told CBS News Miami how she was groomed at a young age.
A survivor hopes her story will help protect others
Seanna Martinez said she was just 14 when she became a survivor of human trafficking. It started when she was contacted by some men on social media. She is now 19.
“As a homeschooler at the time, I didn’t have a lot of real-life friends,” Martinez said. “When I got this attention online and all these friends online, it was really different for me.”…