Kim Kardashian, Cara Delevigne and Rihanna are taking to their social media to demand justice, for a young woman who has spent 13 years in prison for killing a man who abused her, keeping her as a sex slave when she was just 16 years old. Ending their posts with #FreeCyntoiaBrown the posts have gone viral highlighting the case worldwide to millions.
The system has failed. It’s heart breaking to see a young girl sex trafficked then when she has the courage to fight back is jailed for life! We have to do better & do what’s right. I’ve called my attorneys yesterday to see what can be done to fix this. #FreeCyntoiaBrown pic.twitter.com/73y26mLp7u
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) November 21, 2017
Cyntoia Brown was physically, sexually and verbally abusive before she was eventually sold, aged just 16 by her pimp Kuthroat, to 43-year-old Nashville real estate businessman, Johnny Allen.
Fearing for her life, Cyntoia killed former Army sharp shooter Allen with one of his own guns Fox 17 reports.
In 2004 the jury s sentenced her to life in prison, only eligible for parole after serving 51 years. At the time of her release she would be 67 years old.
You can watch the story below;
Video Credit: Fox 17 News
After seeing the celebrities posts, fans took to Twitter to express their feelings of injustice towards the case;
THIS IS WRONG ‼️ We’re is the Justice Here❓”We started the conversation, this is a young girl who’s at the tail end of three generations of violence against women,”Cyntoia, her grandmother, and mother were all raped. “She had no chance,”#freecyntoiabrown#injusticepic.twitter.com/9m2saSsQws
— Mpumi Nobiva® (@mpumi_nobiva) November 21, 2017
People ask why women don’t fight back harder, against rapists, against abusers, against predators, because when we do, we are punished. The system is used against women, specifically women of color. #FreeCyntoiaBrown pic.twitter.com/rMwgs2hCfh
— caroline (@caaaaroollline) November 21, 2017
this girls life has been taken through trafficking & isolation by disgusting men USING this girl as a sexual object yet the one moment she gained the courage to stand up for herself, using self defence as an act of protecting herself she’s the criminal? Wrong #FreeCyntoiaBrown
— L (@zjmxkiwi) November 21, 2017
So this needs to be addressed and rectified. This is a huge miscarriage of justice. Spread the word. It’s too dreadful. #FreeCyntoiaBrown pic.twitter.com/64NgTYxrJL
— amanda abbington (@CHIMPSINSOCKS) November 21, 2017
This is one of the times that social media’s impact can be used for good. This is something we need to make noise about, we need to get her out because the system has failed to do so, she deserves to be free! #FreeCyntoiaBrown
— paige⁵ᴴ (@jaureguiregreti) November 21, 2017
always speak for the innocent. she’s a survivor of human trafficking, not a killer. #FreeCyntoiaBrown
— laura e. (@woahthereL) November 21, 2017
