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"In April 2011, Lauren was 17 and again in lockup. She had been charmed by a man she thought was hery boyfriend but who turned out to me a violent pimp. He was the father of their unborn child. 'He had me so far gone,' she reflected. She had been lying for months to her mom, sister and court supervisors, who all suspected the origins of her problems. 'I wanted to tell the truth, but I didn't want to hurt him,' she said. 'I knew if I tol the truth, we would be finished.' This time, after repeated arrests and abuse, something inside her told her this was it. She was finished."