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Somy Ali shares two recent cases involving ‘graphic and despicable abuse’ handled by her NGO

Somy Ali has opened up about two recent cases handled by her under her NGO No More Tears (NMT), and her plans of opening up an “NMT chapter in India.”

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Somy Ali has opened up about two recent cases handled by her under her NGO No More Tears (NMT), and her plans of opening up an “NMT chapter in India.” Without revealing real name of the victim, she said, “Let’s call her Mary. She was brought to the US from the Philippines on a fiancé visa and for 20 years she was abused and used as a sex slave right here in Miami to a man who is 30 years older than Mary. She was not allowed to dress how she wanted to, open up her own bank account, and every dollar she made working as a waitress, her husband would take it from her.

“She knew very little English when she met this man back in her home country and he lured her by telling her that he loves her when he was in the Philippines. He told her he would love for her to come with him to America and she would be able to pursue education. It was all a complete farce. Upon arrival, she learned that he already had a wife, but no children. His wife lived in a separate home and eventually he divorced her. Mary has been through the most graphic and despicable abuse that I am amazed how she is even alive. One of our board member’s visits the restaurant where Mary works and that’s how she ended up under NMT’s care.”

The other case involved a seven-year-old boy. “Jim (name changed) was sexually abused by his own biological father and eventually by eight of his father’s friends who raped this child repeatedly. This is the epitome of child sex trafficking. The situation escalated to where Jim was being taken to houses where strangers, (all grown men) would take turns in raping him and videotaping the entire barbarism. Jim is now under NMT’s care,” she shared.

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When she started helping others through her NGO, she found it severely tough, especially when she had rape cases of girls and boys as young as 3-4 years old. “Child abuse cases still impact me to this day. How can anyone not be affected by that? However, when I am in my victim advocate mode, I am able to disconnect and focus on what I have in front of me is a problem and now my only job is to fix it. I am able to compartmentalize my work from my emotions. I am trained and a certified victim advocate and my degree in psychology helps me a great deal in having strong coping mechanisms as well,” said the activist.

For her, saving lives will never become monotonous. “I am a former survivor which inspires me to help others. I have promised myself that the day I wake up and feel like I do not want to continue NMT, is the day I will quit. I have not woken up feeling that way in 14 years and do not anticipate having those feelings any time soon,” said Somy.

Something extremely big will happen next year for NMT which she cannot disclose at the moment. “That’s when I plan to open up an NMT chapter in Mumbai, India,” said the US-based activist.

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