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8 Minutes

8 Minutes

Description: Based on more than 20 years of law enforcement experience, Kevin Brown believes that eight minutes is the maximum time needed to safely extract victims of sex trafficking from dangerous situations. Now a pastor in Houston, Brown works with a team of advocates and other volunteers at Lives Worth Saving to help thousands of young women forced into prostitution each year in the U.S. The docuseries "8 Minutes" takes viewers inside Brown's harrowing undercover missions that offer help to sex workers he believes may be in danger. Posing as a client before establishing his actual credentials, Brown then summons an advocate -- a woman who has successfully escaped being trafficked herself -- and quickly presents victims with a choice: leave with us or return to a life on the streets.
Genre: Reality-TV
Year Released: 2015
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 5
First episode air date: April 2, 2015
Network: A&E Network
Cast: Kevin Brown
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