| 239,000 U.S. minors are victims of prostitution networks – U.S. Justice Department |
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| Tuesday, 29 June 2010 10:25 |
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 The website of the U.S. Justice Department reveals around 239,000 U.S. minors are victims of prostitution networks in the United States. The majority of victims are runaway youths or those thrown out of home by their parents, and living on the street states the website. Tens of thousands of youths abandoned by their families are resorting to prostitution in order to get the money they need to survive or acquire what they want or need. Other youths are recruited into prostitution by forced abduction, pressure from parents or by deceitful arrangements between these and the traffickers, notes the report citing various studies confirming these assertions.The report goes on to state that once these youths find themselves involved in prostitution, they are forced to travel far from their homes and, as a result, are isolated from their friends and family. In this situation, few of them are able to develop new relationships with other young people or non-abusive adults. The lifestyle of these children is bounded by violence, forced drug use and constant threats.
The official text reveals that among children and adolescents living on the streets in the United States, "their involvement in commercial sex activity is a problem of endemic proportion."
Approximately 55% of street girls engage in formal prostitution, and of these, 75% work for pimps in escort and massage services, in private clubs, major sports events and tourism.
One fifth of minors are captured by national crime networks and are transported across the United States, often with a false identity in order to avoid them being arrested.
The average age at which girls first become victims of prostitution is 12-14 years, and in the case of boys, between 11 and 13, the report notes.
In another part of the website, the Justice Department admits that the Internet has become the privileged vehicle for child pornography, the authors of which are protected by the labyrinth of the network of networks.
Many of these youths are influenced by ‘pop culture,’ which often makes an apology for prostitution and pimps, according to quoted studies.
The Justice Department website admits that the resources needed for girls found on the street – such as accommodation, medical attention and therapies – are not available when they are brought before the courts.
On the subject of human trafficking, the U.S. press has reported on a number of cases of Mexican or Central American women deceived or kidnapped and brought to the United States, where they are forced to work in the sex industry.
One case that made the headlines is that of Jeff Botts, who trafficked 12,000 women of Chinese, Ukrainian, Russian and Japanese origin into the U.S.
Every year U.S. production of online pornography that is flooding the world reaches new records in income. The last available data put it at $13.62 trillion.
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This information is given by Justice Deaprtment of USA. That is why US is known as a democratic country; they reveal facts independetly. All of us exprienced how the case of Mervin Silva was resolved.
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September 02, 2010
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Appuhamy told
"this is democratic right" .......Why cant you see that they are force to this career due to social malpractice. USA one of the dirtiest state in the world practice democracy in their country while supporting undemocratic rules in other countries.
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August 29, 2010
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This is really sad. There should be a method to change theses activities in America as a first country of world.
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August 04, 2010
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http://www.portlandmercury.com...id=1623030
It is a democratic right to practice rape, domestic violence, and control by fear. I doubt it. Liberty means freedom from oppression & abuse. Excerpt from above article.. Burned, Stabbed, and Shot "Most of the teens I meet with have experienced repeated, horrific abuse at the hands of both pimps and johns," says Esther Nelson at the Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC), who often meets girls at the Janus Youth Center to provide support and advocacy. "Many have been burned, stabbed, shot, strangled, thrown from moving cars, tied up, branded, and starved." Kendall, too, claims she suffered at the hands of her pimp, DJ. She says she would wake up in the morning, put on her sunglasses to cover her black eye, prepare a lie for why she was limping, and go to high school—even during the year she spent being pimped out by DJ. Classes would end; she would hit the streets. When she got hungry, she would call DJ and ask if she could buy something to eat. She says she ate off the value menu most days. Upon returning "home" to DJ—which was either his car or a cheap motel—he would often be drunk. If she didn't have sex with him, he wouldn't talk to her for days.
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July 30, 2010
...AIYO.Kathrina effected families are still suffering and don't have food even give to their pets. They should consult our President to find out how he settled over 260,000 people witin an year and provided them with cash allowences,sheltor,daily suppliment of food and now employement?They did not go into prostitution. NOT BAD FOR A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY HA??
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July 24, 2010
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I propose that Mr. Ban MOON should appoint a panel of pimps to advice him on this issue.
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July 17, 2010
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A super power country boasting of in the zenith of development and launches many a missions to conquer the space spending billions of Dollars, killing innocents in other countries under the guise of terrorism cannot see cures for this acute social problem.It is utter shame on USA that flatters of supremacy. It is disgrace when comparing to other poor (graded by UNO)countries in the world.Mr.Obama, R U still in the USA or anywhere else.Solve your problem first and finger other countries last.
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July 16, 2010
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