SEASON ONE: Finding Ruby | TRAILER

"Finding Ruby", the first season of The Fight of My Life premieres on September 5th. Join Ruby on her remarkable true story; a journey from the protection of the mountains to the nightmare of an online sex-trafficking den, from the heat of the courtroom to the cool of the aftercare shelter, from fear to freedom, from captivity to restoration.

From being lost to being truly found

Find out more about this episode: findingruby.com

(NB: Minor in artwork is an actor, not an actual victim or survivor)

Episode Transcript

(00:01):
- Cadence Productions.
- Before we begin, a warning.
This podcast containsdescriptions of sexual violence.
Listener discretion is advised.
(haunting music)At just 16 years old,
Ruby receives a message thatwill change her life forever.
- Her first message to me was like,"Hi are you looking for a job?"

(00:26):
Yeah, it was really likean answer to my prayers.
- The woman on the other end of the screenoffers Ruby a job in a computer shop.
She offers her a room to stay.
She even offers to payRuby's passage to get there.
And the best bit of all,it's on the other side of the Philippines,
far from her isolated rural village,from the pain of the last two years.

(00:53):
Alone, Ruby packs her bags to go.
Alone, Ruby finds herway to the bus station,
and to the boat.
Alone, she begins her new journey,not yet realizing that it
is actually the beginningof the biggest battle she's yet faced,
nothing less than the fight of her life.

(01:17):
- You have millions of men in our worldwho want to see children
being sexually abused.
They want to direct it inreal time using technology.
On the other side in placeslike the Philippines,
you have individuals who are willingto exploit children to make money.
You know that's why you haveonline sexual exploitation of children.

(01:41):
- When she arrives at thelocation given to her,
the woman is nowhere to be seen.
Instead, a man picks Ruby upand drives her through a
maze of streets to a house.
(footsteps walking)(door creaking)
A heavy padlock clicksinto place behind her.
Ruby is confused.

(02:04):
And then she sees them.
- There were girls who cameout from one of the rooms
and they were half naked.
So, oh my goodness, forme, it was like, what?
- And bit by bit, the piecesstart to fall into place.
- You know, it was like abomb exploding in my head.

(02:28):
I was tricked.
- Ruby is hidden from the world,from everyone except her abusers.
(dramatic music)But she isn't alone.
There is a team of peoplelooking for her, coming for her,
and they will stop at nothing to find her.

(02:50):
This isn't just the fight of her life,it's their fight, too.
♪ Far in the distance ♪- From Cadence Productions,
this is "Finding Ruby,"a true story of loss and trauma
at the hands of one of theworld's fastest growing crimes,
but also a story of triumph,of rescue and resilience.

(03:16):
- She was shaking, butthere's so much conviction,
there's so much strength and courage.
- I was thinking thattheir lives were ruined,
that they were destroyed.
But I now I know I was wrong,because (laughing) they've been redeemed.
- Join me, Rich Thompson,as we travel with Ruby
on her remarkable journeyfrom the protection of the mountains,

(03:39):
to the nightmare of anonline sex trafficking den.
From the heat of a courtroom,to the cool of an aftercare shelter.
From fear to freedom.
From being lost to being truly found.
(inspirational music)And make no mistake,

(04:00):
"Finding Ruby" is your journey, too,because today Ruby is the one
sending a message to us all,and we need to listen.