Carolyn Kinkoph’s daughter, Courtney, had a promising future as a high school honor roll student and soon-to-be art major. But her dreams of being an artist were never fulfilled. “Unfortunately, she ended up being in an abusive relationship just prior to leaving for college,” Carolyn said. Courtney broke free from that relationship but endured another battle. “She was diagnosed as schizoaffective bipolar,” mom added. “She began using substances we suspect to cope with the illness, or the illness may have been.” Carolyn checked her daughter into a mental hospital when she was 23-years-old — a decision she thought would put Courtney on the road to recovery. Instead, that same hospital would be the place Courtney would meet her first sex trafficker.
08-06 Pain to Purpose: Mother Fights to End Human Trafficking After Losing Daughter
August 6, 2024
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