SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A 16-year-old girl is home safe with her family after an unlikely hero — postal carrier Ivan Crisostomo — saved her from sex trafficking.

Crystal’s story could have been ripped from the pages of a crime novel, but unfortunately, the terror in her story was very real.

Her mother Stacey says Crystal was lured to Sacramento by someone she thought was a friend, then found herself trapped in a world of drugs and sex trafficking.

Crystal apparently saw her one opportunity to escape in an Oak Park neighborhood while riding in the car with her captors as they discussed committing a crime. She said jumped out of the car, grabbed one of the captor’s phones, and ran for life.

“I heard this crying when I came out of the vehicle, so I approached her and I asked her… She was afraid, she didn’t want to talk,” Crisostomo said.

With Crisostomo’s help, Crystal was able to call her mom, even though she was terrified her captors would find her.

Source: Postal Worker Saves 16-Year-Old From Sex Trafficking In Oak Park « CBS Sacramento