Cyntoia Brown — PICS

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November 21, 2017 10:47PM EST

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Cyntoia Brown Heads To Her Clemency Hearing

Cyntoia Brown Heads To Her Clemency Hearing — Cyntoia Brown was forced into prostitution by a boyfriend when she was just a teenage, continuously raped and held against her will. When she was 16 years old, she was sold to a man named Johnny Allen. Cyntoia shot and killed her captor one night, and was arrested on murder charges. Cyntoia, just 16, was tried as an adult in 2004 and sentenced to life in prison with opportunity for parole after 51 years served. Her case sparked major outrage. Here she was, a child and sex slave who killed the man keeping her captive so she could escape. She was the subject of a 2011 PBS documentary about her case, and her story gained renewed attention in 2017, when celebrities like Rihanna and Kim Kardashian found out about her and lobbied for her release. Cyntoia was granted clemency by the then-Tennessee governor in January 2018. She was granted freedom and released from the Tennessee Prison for Women on August 7, 2019. Scroll through this gallery to see pics of Cyntoia at her clemency hearing.

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Cyntoia Brown’s Lawyer Leads The Way

Cyntoia Brown’s Lawyer Leads The Way — Cyntoia Brown heads to her clemency hearing at the Tennessee Prison for Women on May 23, 2018 while wearing handcuffs.

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Cyntoia Brown Smiles During Clemency Hearing

Cyntoia Brown Smiles During Clemency Hearing — Cyntoia Brown looks content during her 2018 clemency hearing in Nashville while flanked by her lawyers. She was granted clemency by the then-TN governor in January 2019.

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Cyntoia Brown Pleads With The Board of Parole

Cyntoia Brown Pleads With The Board of Parole — Cyntoia Brown pleads with the six-member Tennessee Board of Parole during her 2018 clemency hearing in Nashville. The board is divided on if they’ll grant her clemency.

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Cyntoia Brown Shares Her Story

Cyntoia Brown Shares Her Story — Cyntoia Brown gets emotional during her clemency hearing as she tells the board about her experience as a 16-year-old prostitute held against her will.

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Cyntoia Brown Waits With Her Lawyers

Cyntoia Brown Waits With Her Lawyers — Cyntoia Brown sits between her lawyers, Charles Bone, left and Houston Gordon, right, as they listen to the parole boards split decision in her 2018 clemency hearing.

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Cyntoia Brown With Her Adopted Mom Ellenette

Cyntoia Brown With Her Adopted Mom Ellenette — Ellenette Brown adopted Cyntoia when she was a baby. She is featured heavily in the Netflix documentary, ‘Murder To Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story.’ The two maintained a tight bond throughout Cyntoia’s troubled teens, trials and prison sentence.

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Ellenette Brown

Ellenette Brown — Ellenette Brown testified in court on her daughter Cyntoia’s behalf. She was also interviewed as part of the Netflix documentary, ‘Murder To Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story.’ Both women have spoken openly about the events that led up to Cyntoia’s arrest and prison sentence.

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