Trafficking in Wales 'on the rise'
Barnardo's Cymru, a children's charity, says half the sexually exploited children that were referred to them in September were victims of trafficking.
Victim of sex trafficking: Emma's story
Emma was a victim of sexual abuse in Wales. Here's her story.
At the age of eight, Emma was abused by a family member and by the time she was ten she was regularly self harming namely cutting herself and taking overdoses.
At 12, Emma was raped by strangers, who were subsequently prosecuted.
She was placed in a residential unit away from her home in order to reduce her risk-taking behaviours. There she met another woman who was being sold for sex by someone she had thought of as her boyfriend.
Emma went along with the woman and immediately became involved in exchanging sexual acts for drugs, alcohol and stay overnight.
Just before her 16th birthday she was referred to the Barnardo's Cymru Seraf Service.
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