Did you know that the case of a woman named Cyntoia Brown went viral on social media, even though she has already been in jail for more than ten years?
Did you know that Brown, life was marked with abuse and drugs, she was raped and forced into prostitution by a pimp, and ended up killing one of her clients out of self defense when she was just 16 years old?
Did you know that it's unclear why, specifically, why Brown's story came back into the spotlight, a text post describing Brown's history and trial appeared to pick up serious steam when it was shared by singer Rihanna on Instagram?
Despite her youth, she was tried as an adult and given a life sentence?
Did you know that in 2004, Brown stepped into Johnny Mitchell Allen's pickup truck after the 43-year-old Nashville real estate agent solicited her for sex. They drove to his home, went into his bed and soon after, Brown shot him in the back of the head with a .40-caliber handgun as he lay naked beside her?
Did you know that Cyntoia Brown, was sentenced to life in prison at the Tennessee Prison for women with a chance of parole at age 67, despite having been abused in raped repeatedly as a victim of sex trafficking?
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Did you know that Cyntoia, her grandmother, and mother were all raped he explains. “She had no chance?"
Did you know that Dan Birman had been following her case for seven years, the film was so impactful that it helped change Tennessee laws for children like Brown in 2011?
Did you know that now, anyone 18 or younger can't even be charged with prostitution. But despite its impact, Brown still sits in jail after a traumatic childhood that led to the fatal incident?
Did you know that Brown has been locked up for murder of her pimp since she was 16 and she now is 28 there is a rallying cry to get Brown out of jail by presenting her case to the Governor and the Parole Board?
Did you know that Brown has completed her Associate's Degree \in December 2016 and is now working on her Bachelors Degree then her Master's?
Now if you didn’t know, now you know…
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