Pimped

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SKU: 9781789460568
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The shocking true story of the girl sold for sex by her best friend

By Samantha Owens

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Pimped by Samantha Owens is a gripping biography detailing the harrowing journey of the author, who was exploited and manipulated in the dark world of sex trafficking. Owens bravely recounts her experiences, highlighting her fight for survival and eventual quest for justice and healing. This memoir opens a window into the psychological and physical trials she endured, while also offering hope and empowerment for others in similar situations.
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Pimped

When your new best friend has pimped you out to older men and is making money from your abuse, who will come to your rescue?

When your new best friend has pimped you out to older men and is making money from your abuse, who will come to your rescue?

Description

By the age of thirteen, vulnerable Sheffield teenager Samantha Owens had fallen through the cracks in the care system. Bounced around numerous foster carers after her home life became too chaotic, Samantha thought she had found a friend in the streetwise Amanda Spencer. The older girl bought her clothes, styled her hair, and found her places to stay. Samantha's welfare was the last thing on Spencer's mind, however, as in reality she was grooming the young girl for exploitation of the worst possible kind.

Over the course of the next few months, Samantha was plied with alcohol and drugs and pimped out to over fifty men for Spencer's gain. Raped, abused, and with no chance of escape, Samantha was at the mercy of the calculating, ruthless, and intimidating Spencer. It took a police investigation of two years to bring her and a small gang of cohorts to justice and, in 2014, Spencer was jailed for twelve years. With her abusers in jail, and Samantha bravely rebuilding her life, her shocking story is a stark warning to those who believe child sexual abuse follows any set pattern.

Pimped is a harrowing tale that unveils the real and disturbing reality of child sexual exploitation, serving as a poignant reminder of the vulnerabilities present in today's care systems.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789460568

Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 March 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: John Blake Publishing Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 206g

Pages: 272

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Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction Samantha Owens

About the Author

Samantha Owens grew up in Sheffield in the 1990s, when she was taken into foster care. Between the ages of 13 and 16 she was a victim of child sexual exploitation. She has now rebuilt her life in the town of Chesterfield, where she lives with her partner and two small children. She has waived anonymity to tell her story.