Reasons To Live

Content warning: Please be advised that today's episode discusses topics including human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, and suicide. If anything from today's chat brings up feelings of distress, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. As a former police officer and private investigator, Glen Hulley has seen a lot of awful things in his lifetime. However, nothing could have prepared him for what he was about to witness on a seemingly ordinary night in 2013. As Glen sat in a Cambodian bar, enjoying a drink while on holiday, he was approached by a local who asked him if he was interested in paying for sex with a local. Declining, Glen thought that would be the end of it. The man then turned to him, and in a quiet voice, asked if he would be interested in a 'younger' prostitute... specifically, a child. Although horrified, Glen was curious to investigate whether these claims were legitimate, and on a whim, decided to play along. What he discovered, not only shocked him to his core but also changed the en