Names You Should Know

Are you familiar with these names? Delicia Carmichael, Keiana Aldrich, Patrice Smith, Chrystul Kizer, and Alexis Martin. WE ALL SHOULD BE! This is just a short list of people who have experienced double victimization.

We use the term Double victimization when a person is first victimized by a trafficker or purchaser, and secondly victimized by the judicial system by being sentenced to jail for being a victim. Our team did extensive research and found names of many people you should know.

We believe these victims should not have spent even one day in jail, much less, YEARS. Our hope is that you will know their names, say their names, and do all that is within your power to help them.

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delicia Carmichael

#FreeLici

Delicia (Lici) Carmichael is a name that everyone should know. She is a human trafficking victim exploited by people who she believed and should have loved her. Lici was a fifteen year old girl sentenced to 20 years in prison for being present during a crime that her trafficker committed. Her trafficker was only sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Lici was abused her entire life. Offered as a slave to fulfill the sexual desires of older men, Lici’s mother sold her for sex at the tender age of 4. She wasn’t even safe with her own family. After her mother went to jail for unpaid parking tickets, Lici and her younger brother were left in the care of their grandfather, who also sexually abused her.

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Zephi Trevino

#Freezephi

Zephaniah Trevino, or as she likes to be called Zephi, is an example of someone who has experienced double victimization by the criminal justice system. Zephi is a victim of human trafficking, and yet is being charged with a crime she did not commit but was only a witness to. Her story is heartbreaking, and her case is still being fought today. However, there are ways you can help.

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Chrystul Kizer

#Freechrystul

Chrystul Kizer is a name that everyone should know. She became a victim of human trafficking at a young age and therefore, was not given the opportunity to enjoy her childhood. She was exploited by a person that she once trusted and believed was the only friend she had. Chrystul was charged with arson and first-degree intentional homicide, an offense that carries a mandatory life sentence in Wisconsin.

Meet Alexis Martin

#Freealexis

Alexis, or as she likes to be called Ke due to her middle name Ke’Erica, Martin is now a 22 year old woman who has experienced double victimization. Alexis was a victim of sex trafficking, and yet she was charged with the murder of her trafficker. She spent years in prison, but she is now out on parole. However, she should not even be on parole since she was the victim.

Meet Hope Zeferjohn

#Freehope

Hope Zeferjohn is a name everyone should know. Hope became a victim of human trafficking at such a young age and was neglected throughout her childhood. She was exploited by a person she thought loved and cared for her, but instead was manipulated. Hope was charged with 10 felonies and was sentenced for 15 years at the age of seventeen.

Hope was living in Salina, Kansas where she was the second born child to Terry and Melody. This was Terry's third marriage and also had two other children from previous marriages. Their family was very poor, violent, and was constantly looking for a source of income. At the age of 14, Hope was introduced to her older sister's boyfriend, 24 year old Anthony ‘Angel’ Long. It was known that Long had a record and was charged with domestic battery, assault, and criminal threats against an ex girlfriend in 2013. Hope had no idea that her life was about to change due to this predator.