The Children's Crusader

There should be no hell for children, but Phnom Penh can seem like its inner circle. Ravaged by the murderous rule of the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia's lawless capital has become a choice destination for men seeking sex with children. Sex slaves as young as 6 are hidden in the back rooms of brothels. Saving their lives demands dramatic intervention.

Marie Cammal, 52, has made it her life's work to rescue these victims and give them a chance at something better. "What we are doing is like a transfusion of some kind of relief, some kind of mental comfort,"...

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