Book description
Now available in a new updated edition called Exploited,
available in print and ebook.
'I'd never have guessed that when your world's tumbling down you
can carry on as usual. But it wasn't like I had a big sign on my
back saying "I've been raped." Nobody noticed a thing.'
Emma was just 13 when her happy childhood came crashing down.
She had no idea the young lads she and her friends met every Saturday
in the shopping mall weren't all they seemed.
The boys were part of an organised gang targeting innocent young
girls, grooming them for prostitution. Captivated by the ring leader,
Emma didn't see the first brutal rape coming. From then on, her life
was never her own ...
This is the harrowing true story of how a nice girl from a good home
found herself drawn into a trap of degradation and violence,
frightened for her life and not knowing where to turn. But it is also
the story of finding the courage and inner strength to risk
everything, and escape.
Emma Jackson is now 22 and still lives in the North of England. She
is committed to working towards child sexual exploitation and works with
the charity CROP - Coalition for the Removal of Pimping. She has taken
part in conferences with the Council of Europe's campaign to stop sexual
violence against children, the National Working Group for sexually
exploited children and young people, the Child Exploitation and Online
Protection Centre (CEOP), Barnardo's and Safe & Sound Derby. She has
also helped her local police force with training. Media appearances
include
BBC News
,
Panorama
,
Sky News
, BBC1's
The Big Question
and she was a consultant for Whitney's storyline in
EastEnders
.
