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Was I Abducted??

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Location: Texas

Throwaway because this is too personal

In 2019, I went out-of-country to visit my godmother. Another aunt of mine came to visit and convinced me to stay a weekend with her in a different city. I agreed to one weekend. One weekend turned into a week, a week into a month, and every time I asked to be sent back to my godmother, I was told no and that I couldn’t go back there. Eventually, this aunt convinced my mother to keep me there for the rest of my 2 month trip, in exchange for money. (*edit: money for food/maintenance/cost of living) She agreed as it seemed fairly innocent. Before they had this conversation, she took my phone and clothes away, I had maybe about 3 changes of clothes. I wasn’t allowed to eat except for when she allowed me to, and her husband was sexually harassing me. Every time my mom called, they sat next to me and made sure I didn’t say a word about what was happening to me. This went on for 6 months until I got ahold of a phone, called my mom, and told her everything that was happening to me. Immediately, she came up with a plan to get me out of there. I was a minor during this time.

I know this sounds weird and kind of fake but I need some clarity. Is this abduction? Or just a misunderstanding? Is there any legal term for what they did to me? If so, what is the statue of limitations? And can I even do anything about it since it happened out of country ?

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