The woman whose horrifying sex trafficking story was used by Sen. Katie Britt during last Thursday’s State of the Union address accused the senator of using her experience to make a political point.
Carla Jacinto Romero, Britt (R-Alabama) Communications Director confirmed She was the victim the senator mentioned in his speech and vented his grievances against politicians.
“I work as an advocate for the many victims who don’t have a voice, and I really want them to have empathy.I want every governor, every senator to empathize with the issue of human trafficking. I want them to have it, because millions of girls and boys are being sacrificed, and they’re just disappearing.” Romero told CNN..
“As she said, people are actually being trafficked and abused. And she said that before we tell stories of that magnitude, we should first consider what’s actually going on.” think.”
Mr. Britt, 42, has come under fire for mentioning Mr. Romero’s sexual assault, with critics saying that Mr. Romero was a victim of sex trafficking in Mexico, not the United States, about 20 years ago. However, they claim the senator appears to be linking the story to President Biden’s border policies.
“We know that President Biden didn’t just cause this border crisis. He invited it with 94 enforcement actions in his first 100 days. When I took office, I said different approach,” Britt said in his rebuttal speech.
“I traveled to the Del Rio area of Texas, where I spoke with a woman who told me her story: She had been sex trafficked by a cartel since she was 12 years old. She was raped every day. Not only was she raped, but she also talked about how many times a day she was raped.”
The Alabama Republican did not provide a timeline of events when he told this harrowing story.
Romero was trafficked from 2004 to 2008 from the age of 12 to 16 and was rescued by an anti-trafficking operation in Mexico. Since then, she has defended her human trafficking victims, testified before the US Congress, and told her own disturbing story.
According to CNN, another complaint Romero had with Britt’s recollection was that she was trafficked by prostitutes and not by a Mexican drug cartel.
Britt has since defended her rebuttal, which drew ridicule for her antics on “Saturday Night Live,” and insisted she doesn’t blame Biden for Romero’s harrowing experience.
“I specifically said that I talked to a woman who told me about the time she was trafficked when she was 12 years old,” Britt told “Fox News Sunday.”
“So I didn’t say a teenager. I didn’t say a young woman. An adult woman, a woman who was trafficked at age 12.”
Initially, as an independent reporter, TikTok has been published The woman Britt described in his speech was Romero.
Passing by Romero Britt and two other senators early last year.shortly after the Alabama Republican took office.
“I rarely collaborate with politicians because it seems like they only want images. They only want pictures, and for me that’s unfair,” Romero said. added to CNN.
The newspaper has contacted Britt’s office for comment.
