She was freed when Somaly Mam, an anti-slavery activist and the face of the Somaly Mam Foundation, organized a raid on Vann's brothel.
Aliachiliwa huru wakati Somaly Mam, mwanaharakati wa kupinga utumwa na uso wa Mfuko wa Somaly Mam, alipopanga kuvamia brothel wa Vann.