As a young girl, Sara Kruzan, was abused and sold as a child prostitute for many years. Her pimp began grooming her at the young age of 11 and prostituted her at age 13. , For three years, Sara was raped by strangers so her pimp could profit. Just after her 16th birthday, in a desperate act to escape captivity, Sara shot and killed her pimp. Still a child, Sara was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Sarah is now 32. Her childhood was lost to child sex trafficking, her young adulthood to a prison term.
We do not condone murder. We do believe that her sentence was unfair and excessive. Sara’s trial took place before the United States government and judicial system had a thorough understanding of domestic sex trafficking. Sara was sentenced in 1995; the U.S. government did not significantly address trafficking until 2000.
Sara’s only chance at freedom is clemency is a petition currently being circulated to urge Governor Schwarzenegger to commute Sara’s sentence to time served. To access the petition, please visit this website: www.freesarahruzan.org
