Acts of Kindness
Postal worker rescues teen from sex traffickers after he sees her trembling behind bush
She had escaped her captors but they were still coming for her.
Michael Dabu
03.01.21

This world is indeed cruel, while most people are working day in, day out, some choose the easy way to earn, “easy money” as they call it. One of the worst nightmares that the world has is human trafficking. It’s the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labor, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the traffickers or others.

In 2019, the United States had 11,500 human trafficking cases reported and the most common type of trafficking reported was sex trafficking with 8,248 reports.

Due to the global outbreak of COVID-19, gathering reports on human trafficking has been a challenge. The issue is still there and we don’t know when it’s going to end, or is there really an end to it?

A terrifying story.

One mailman in California realized just how present human trafficking is when his normal delivery shift took a completely unexpected turn.

YouTube
Source:
YouTube

Ivan Crisostomo was driving his postal route in Sacramento.

He stopped to make a delivery and climbed out of his truck – and that’s when he heard the crying.

YouTube
Source:
YouTube

When the curious mailman walked towards the sound, he was shocked by what he saw.

Cowering behind the bushes was 16-year-old Crystal Allen.

According to her, she had been sex trafficked.

YouTube
Source:
YouTube

Ivan could see that Crystal was shaking, and he approached her to ask if she was okay.

Crystal seemed incredibly distressed, and told him that they were “putting things in me”, pointing to her arm. She then added something truly terrifying:

“They are coming to get me.”

In that moment, Ivan knew he had stumbled across a dangerous situation, and that he needed to act now. Crystal was desperate to call her mom, and Ivan helped her to do so.

In an interview with KPIX, Crystal’s mom recalled the phone call, saying:

“She was frantic. I didn’t know what was going on. I couldn’t even talk to her, she was that upset.”

YouTube
Source:
YouTube

Crystal gave the phone to Ivan, who promised Crystal’s mom that he would stay with her and get her to safety.

He let the scared teen sit in his postal truck until the cops arrived.

As it turned out, Crystal had been kidnapped and held captive after being lured to Sacramento by someone she thought was a friend.

She became trapped in a world of drugs and sex-trafficking and was repeatedly drugged and abused.

YouTube
Source:
YouTube

Crystal only managed to escape when she was in the car with her two captors in the Oak Park neighborhood.

She jumped out of the car, grabbed one of the men’s phones, and ran for her life.

It was with Ivan’s help that she was able to call her mom to explain what had happened.

It must’ve been shocking to stumble upon an extremely unexpected situation, but with his pure heart to help, Ivan was able to save Crystal.

YouTube
Source:
YouTube

He had no idea of the danger he was putting himself in by allying himself with her, but the most important thing to him was that the young girl was rescued and taken into safety.

Thanks to him, she was able to find that safety.

YouTube
Source:
YouTube

Speaking about the postal worker’s bravery, Deputy David Cuneo of Sacramento County Sherrif’s Department said:

“What Ivan did was wonderful. He stepped up where a lot of people would have just continued driving down the road, and he made a huge positive impact on this young girl’s life.”

YouTube
Source:
YouTube

We highly urge the public to report any kind of human trafficking in your area, don’t hesitate to call the authorities by dialing 911.

In non-emergency situations, you can call the 24/7 human trafficking hotline at 1-888-373-7888. More information can be also found on their official website.

Let this be a global call-out and an eye-opener to all of the people around the world. Let’s be more vigilant and be brave to help when help is badly needed. Take it from Ivan, he didn’t just help Crystal, he saved her life.

Watch the report about this story in the video below.

Please SHARE this with your friends and family.

Advertisement