Not For Sale

This week was an exciting week for us interviewers! We finally had
our interview with Meredith May- I went down to the SF Chronicle with
Tini, Maya, and Angelica. The interview went really well- she was
very friendly and easy to talk to. There was some review information,
because we have read all of her articles from the Diary of a Sex
Slave, as well as many other articles about her investigation, but
she provided many new contacts that we can interview as well as new
directions we can take with our investigation. We have made a list of
the items we want to focus on that we extracted from the interview.
This interview was a fun experience and I can’t wait for more.

-Mel

Sunday, we will have our first formal Interview with Reporter Meredith May!  Mel and Teeny have put together the questions below.  But first!

A little about Ms. May: 
“The San Francisco Chronicle’s four-part series on sex trafficking exposes the harsh reality that trafficking in human beings is a lucrative and ruthlessly exploitative enterprise. Reporter Meredith May describes in haunting detail the story of You Mi, a Korean college girl whose attempts to settle her credit card debt land her in the middle of a sex slavery ring in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. May’s reporting shines the harsh light of truth on the reprehensible sex trade and the morally outrageous behavior of the pimps, johns and criminal networks that are getting rich by exploiting girls like You Mi.”

Read More About Meredith

Interview: Sunday March 4, 2007 11:00 am
Our goal: To document human trafficking in San Francisco and document our findings. 

1. We understand that you got the idea for this article from the large federal bust of massage parlors in Los Angeles, What was the first step you took in initiating your investigation in San Francisco?

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