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Cyntoia Brown Long: The Sex Trafficking Victim Turned Activist On August 6, 2004, a 16-year-old girl named Cyntoia Brown killed 43-year-old Johnny Michael Allen — a man who bought her for sex. A victim of sex trafficking, Brown said that she was acting in self-defense when she fatally shot Allen, fearing that he would harm her. But despite her heartbreaking story and her young age, the state of Tennessee insisted that she be tried as an adult for her actions. Prosecutors painted the murder of Allen as a "thrill killing," and Brown was ultimately sentenced to life in prison. But Brown's story was far from over. More than a decade into her sentence, her case suddenly caught the attention of many high-profile celebrities, who publicly rallied for her release from prison. And before long, Brown would be granted clemency, freed to tell her story on her own terms, and empowered to advocate for other vulnerable young women just like her. See the photos and go inside the harrowin