sex slave

American

[seks slayv] / ˈsɛks ˌsleɪv /

noun

a person who is coerced into performing sex acts, often as a prostitute to earn profit for the person or organization that controls and exploits them.

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sex slaves

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Invited to sit in the front row during the Mass, the seven women delivered Francis a gift: a painting by a former sex slave who died in 2004.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2014

Somaly Mam, a self-styled former sex slave and Cambodia's most famous anti-trafficking campaigner, was forced to resign in disgrace from the US-based foundation that bears her name.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2014

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