On this episode of Daily VICE, we meet a survivor of sex trafficking who explains why pimps often brand women with specific tattoos as a sign of ownership. We accompany her to a cosmetic clinic to remove her own tattoo in an effort to erase a painful reminder of everything she fought to escape.
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