She also warned that other young women were still being held against their will. Months after she filed her report, police made an arrest but not of any of the men she accused.
Cumbria Police announced that Ellie was being charged with multiple counts of interfering with the justice process.
Following a year-long investigation, Detective Chief Superintendent Dean Holden concluded there was insufficient evidence to prove the existence of a systematic operation of exploitation by the accused group in Barrow-in-Furness.
Despite this, authorities found enough grounds to pursue criminal charges against Ellie.
She was also taken into custody weeks later for allegedly violating her bail conditions after posting photos of her injuries online images she says were meant to expose what she perceives as a failure of justice.
