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*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, child abuse, child sexual abuse ***
On Thursday, October 10 2013, passersby noticed a distraught-looking teenage girl, crying and shivering outside of Dublin’s General Post Office building. When police officers approached the girl, she either couldn’t, or wouldn’t, talk. The mystery teenager – soon dubbed the GPO girl – was taken into care, and experts suspected that she was a victim of sex trafficking.
When attempts to identify the GPO girl failed, Irish investigators went public with the case, not realising they were just dealing with just the tip of the iceberg in a crime spree that spanned continents.
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Narration – Anonymous Host
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1:29.7 | The main thoroughfare of O'Connell Street in the heart of Dublin was bustling with |
1:34.5 | foot traffic on the afternoon of Thursday, October 10, 2013. Even though it was a cold day, |
1:42.3 | tourists were ambling along the wide footpaths, taking in the city's sights and sounds while office workers hurried by them. |
1:51.1 | Everything about the scene was entirely typical for the setting, with one exception. |
1:57.5 | A young girl who was all alone appeared to be in a distressed state. |
2:04.1 | She looked to be a teenager and was dressed in dark jeans, a purple hoodie with a grey |
2:09.0 | woolen jumper over the top and flat black shoes. |
2:13.6 | She stood at about five foot six and had a slim build and long blonde hair as well as braces on her teeth. |
2:21.6 | Most notably, she was obviously shivering and seemed to be crying. |
2:27.1 | As she gazed around with fearful, timid eyes, her skin had a washed-out pallor. |
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