Warning: this story includes details of sexual abuse
Ms Vaughn, who is now in her 30s, said she was first groomed at the age of 11 and then abused from the age of 14.
She added she was trafficked to Telford, Blackpool and within Wales, and was raped over and over again.
“It was almost every single day,” she told Politics Wales.
“People think with sexual exploitation that you’re taken to a place, and you’re raped once. You’re not.
“People think sexual exploitation is just rape. It’s not. You’re being tortured, you’re being bitten, you’re beaten.”
The issue of grooming gangs has been in the headlines since the start of the year, after comments by tech billionaire Elon Musk sparked fresh calls from the Conservatives and some Labour MPs for a UK-wide public inquiry into the matter.
Backing the calls, Ms Vaughn said: “Perpetrators are so advanced – they’re cleverer than the police. They’re smarter than a lot of people think they are, and things are changing all the time.
“The public need to be aware of it. The public need to be involved in it.”
Asked if there should be a Wales-specific public inquiry into the issue, she said: “I think it’s something that’s been needed for a long time.
“There’s a lot of things in Wales that people aren’t aware of. I think there’s a lot in Wales to come out.”
