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New circle of friends and isolation from their old group
Traffickers will try to separate youth from their friends and family. This can be both emotionally ('I’m the only one who really loves you') or physically ('Come to Montreal with me'). The trafficker will try to introduce the vulnerable girl or boy into their circle of friends—usually other traffickers working together to gain trust.
“We would talk to each other and tell each other how to get a girl. We knew how to do it. It was easy. I’m ashamed now. We destroyed many young lives.”