These children were sold for sex. Then the system failed them again (opens in new tab)

A 12-year-old Dallas middle-schooler ended up on the streets, where a pimp discovered her. For as little as $50, he sold her for sex. He withheld food unless she worked. She later disappeared into the state’s foster care system after suffering from depression. She attempted suicide. A 13-year-old seventh- grader was forced to have sex with men in Houston by...