Sex Trafficking in France

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Sex Trafficking in France
France is a large and diverse country, but due to overpopulation and extreme amounts of tourism the people in the country are vulnerable and unaware of its dark side. France is known around the world for its combination of food, art, and people, but the hidden truth behind all of its charm is its current involvement in modern day slavery. Due to sex trafficking, its charm is diminishing drastically. The government needs to make sex trafficking incidents in the country more aware to the French people and the world. If drastic measures are not taken immediately, the country’s charm will be demolished. On the outside, the rest of the world sees the illusion of French charm, they see a country full of life, but on the inside, it is really filled with corruption.
Imagine walking across the Lovelock Bridge in Paris. You feel the chill of the air and if you look far enough, you can see the Eiffel Tower. The smell of Chanel Number Five and your new Christian Louboutin heels are all you can think about. You go and sit down at Coutume Café on the Upper East Side. You soak in your surroundings and see that the cafe is filled with laughing children, avid book readers and couples that are madly in love. While you are admiring your surroundings, a man appears and sits down in the seat in front of you. You both talk for hours on end about how he has traveled the world to places you have only dreamt of going to. He asks to share a cab and invites you to a party. After finding out where you are staying, he abducts you at a moments notice. After waking up in a small, filthy, room with shackles on your ankles, you realized you have been taken. Forget about what you have seen about France in movies and fashion magazines; bec...

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