Dasia’s story of how she became entrapped by a sex trafficking network is all too common in today’s society. She was only 17 years old and a sophomore in high school when Dasia began using a dating app in the hopes of finding love. Through this app, she was lured in by a highly skilled predator and eventually forced into sex trafficking where she was victimized for the next four years. Her story is outlined in a Dr. Phil episode entitled “Missing in the Dark World of Sex Trafficking”  where she explains what happened to her in more detail. 

Dacia’s Story is All Too Common

Dasia’s mom immediately reported her missing but she was sadly completely cut off from everyone she knew who could help her. She even was impregnated by her trafficker. However, despite it all, Dasia is one of the lucky victims who managed to escape her nightmare, though not without lasting trauma. She explains that during her imprisonment her predators broke her spirit through beating her and other forms of abuse, making it so that she was too fearful to try to escape. 

Her Road to Redemption

Thankfully, although horrible, the things Dasia went through have led her to create a non-profit organization to help others like her who are survivors of human trafficking. Her organization is called Entity Haven. Although Saved in America doesn’t have any working relationship with this organization, we do applaud the efforts of Dasia to turn her horror into a victory and help others down the same road. In the same way, SIA works to help free victims from human trafficking as well as get them the help they need to overcome the trauma they have experienced and live a life of purpose. 

Helping Those Like Dasia

Saved in America works hard daily to help victims just like Dasia escapes their horrific circumstances and find freedom once again. They have successfully rescued over 260 girls from the human trafficking industry and have helped even more find safe houses, rehabilitation, or other resources to give them a life free from the horrors of the industry. They understand that the rescue itself is only the starting point of recovery and that each victim faces a long road of recovery and rehabilitation before they can once again live a productive, happy life.