Two Venezuelan girls in Trinidad, who said they were part of a group that included 12 others, were rescued from a prostitution ring on the weekend.
They were freed after Venezuelan activist Yesenia Gonzales reached out to the Trinidad police for help after assisting the teen girls, aged 16 and 17, one of whom had been kidnapped six months ago.
Gonzales was able to effect the rescue around 4 a.m. on Saturday in a bushy area in Cunupia, where the girls were found half naked and barefoot.
The 16-year-old bore bruises all over her body as she was beaten by her handler, who is from the Dominican Republic.
The 17-year-old also came to Trinidad six months ago with the younger one and managed to avoid a similar fate after escaping her captors.
She was able to make contact with people she knew locally who helped her, but she kept searching for the other girl who was being abused and trafficked.
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