Given Kachepa became an orphan at age 9. Two years later, he came to the U.S. as a member of the Zambian Acapella Boys Choir. He sang but without joy. Five or six concerts a day meant meals were skipped and school was put aside.
"I was a disposable tool to make money," said Kachepa, now a senior at the University of North Texas. "Trafficking looks like me."
Kachepa, 22, puts a local face on what is recognized as one of the top criminal industries in the world, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Human trafficking happens everywhere – even in Texas.
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