A South Florida woman who survived sex trafficking as a teenager is reacting to Florida's new law that allows life in prison or even the death penalty for offenders convicted of trafficking children under the age of 12.

Seanna Martinez said she was just 14 years old when she was first groomed by a trafficker.

"We met up at my middle school. That's where he picked me up and that's when he took me to his house," Martinez said.

Court records show the man who trafficked her was later sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

"I'm a little disheartened. And I think he should have gotten more," Martinez said.

Survivor supports harsher penalties

The new law, which took effect Wednesday, makes Florida the first state to allow the death penalty for child sex trafficking cases where the victim

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