Zuleisha Yniguez: A Voluntary Hero

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What an amazimg & examplorary hero. Her love for humanity and her determination to to save lives is truly inspiring. My daughter, Zuleisha Yniguez, has taken interest in anti-trafficking efforts and has started writing her first book.  We became interested in educating ourselves after having a close encounter with a victim in Revere, Ma. While working a night auditor position many years ago, a 15 year old girl somehow managed to escape while her predador had temporarily left the room. She had been beaten badly and came to me trembling. Thankfully, for this little girl she had only been missing for a week after having ran away from home. These things happen in everyone's hometown. One of the things we can do as parents to stop this is to educate

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