ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Human trafficking often hides in plain sight and Saturday in Central Florida, one survivor shared her story to make sure those victims are not forgotten.
Savannah Parvu said she didn’t even realize she had been trafficked until learning what human trafficking really looks like.
“I had heard about human trafficking but didn’t associate it with what happened to me because a lot of times when we hear about human trafficking, we often see in movies or think that it involves chains and kidnapping, but really, that’s not what it is in the United States and definitely not in Florida,” Parvu said. “It’s possible that that happens, but that’s not the norm. It often involves unmet needs, vulnerabilities, isolation, and the person — the right person — who knows exactly how to exploit that.”…