But a few years later, that laughing, carefree young girl was sold for sex allegedly through the website, Backpage. She estimates she was paid for sex over times, and she firmly believes that the site made it possible for her pimp to post ads offering her for sex over and over again. All day, every day. Natalie is now a year-old mother with a toddler and another baby on the way. She is part of a major lawsuit against Backpage. Senate for its alleged connection to underage sex trafficking. When Natalie was 15 years old, she said she made a decision she would regret for the rest of her life. She ran away from home because she said she received a bad grade at school and was nervous about how her parents would react to it. Natalie said she ran across a soccer field, jumped a fence, found a bus stop and took a bus to downtown Seattle, where she met an older girl at a youth shelter.

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The year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty on Friday Nov 13 to two counts of sexually penetrating the girl, who was 15 years old at the time. The offender also cannot be named due to amendments to the Children and Young Persons Act, which now covers those below 18 years old. The youth, who knew the girl had a former boyfriend and wanted to make him jealous, then asked her to accompany him to some shops in the neighbourhood. The girl agreed. The pair later went to the community club where the girl told the offender that she wanted to use a toilet. The DPP said: "After a few minutes, the accused and the victim heard the sound of shutters rolling. Thinking that the community club was about to be closed for the day, the accused and victim both got dressed and left the male toilet. The pair then went to a nearby block of flats and continued having sex at a staircase landing. They parted ways soon after.
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