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A man who burned a teen girl to force her into sex work has been sentenced…
WESTMINSTER, Calif. – Richard Jordan Sandoval, 24, burned the girl with a blow torch to her leg to force her into sex work for his benefit. He was sentenced to 6 years. The young woman was in a romantic relationship with Sandoval in July when he assaulted her. When she tried to run away, he followed her in a vehicle and threatened to hurt her if she didn’t get in his car…then he assaulted her again.
Gina Fiorilla Cavallo, a survivor of human trafficking, was arrested for crimes she was forced to commit while being exploited. Long after escaping trafficking, those charges remained on her record—limiting her access to stable work and housing and shaping how others perceived her. What should have marked the start of recovery instead became another barrier. Cavallo’s experience underscores a broader pattern: survivors of trafficking are often
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