Child sex tourists should be punished back home: UN
A UN forum is calling for child sex tourists to be prosecuted in their home countries.
From the AP (via Google News):
Tourists who go abroad to abuse children should face the prospect of prosecution in their home countries if they are caught having sex with kids in nations with lax penalties, participants at a U.N.-backed conference [...]
Men who pay for sex with trafficked women to face penalties
A new law in the United Kingdom would give out stronger penalties to men who knowingly have sex with women were are trafficked.
From the Guardian:
New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no defence for men facing prosecution for buying sex from a woman who has been trafficked [...]
Elliot Spitzer won’t be charged in prostitution case
Former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer will not be charged for his role as a customer of a prostitution ring.
From the AP (via Yahoo News):
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they will not bring criminal charges against Eliot Spitzer for his role in a prostitution scandal, removing a legal cloud that has surrounded the former governor [...]
Prostitution decriminalization measure in San Francisco
A ballot measure to decriminalize prostitution is splitting the city in two as backers of the bill embark on their campaigns.
From the Los Angeles Times:
The battle over Proposition K is causing political rifts in this free-thinking city, which for years has wrestled with ways to effectively regulate its vibrant sex industry.
The measure is opposed by [...]
Pimps disclosing names of corrupt cops in South Korea
A group of brothel operators in South Korea are releasing names of the names of the corrupt cops who assisted them in their operations.
The document written by the pimps lists the names of police officers, their rank, and the amount of money they received for allowing the brothels to operate.
Read the entire article from The [...]
Brothels in Houston survive despite police actions
Numerous brothels in the City of Houston are surviving despite actions taken by local police.
The areas of prostitution in the city are full of victims of human trafficking and abuse.
From the Houston Chronicle:
For years, Gerardo Salazar played the Romeo in dusty Mexican villages, trolling town squares and schoolyards for women and girls he could seduce [...]
London Brothels brings in between $88 and $229 million
Source: “Brothel industry ’spreading’“, BBC News, September 4, 2008.
Sex available in London brothels for as little as 15 pounds
A new study has found that it is not difficult at all to find brothels in London, with the price to purchase sex being extremely low.
From BBC News:
Brothels in the city offer sex for as little as £15, and some are charging £10 extra for unprotected intercourse, the Poppy Project in Southwark found.
Its report said [...]
Women trafficked into prostitution in Singapore
A report by the AFP highlights how women are promised jobs in Singapore but end up forcing to work as prostitutes.
From AFP (via Google News):
Promised jobs as “entertainers” in pubs and restaurants, many instead find themselves virtually indentured as prostitutes, working to pay back the cost of getting here.
Women interviewed by AFP said they were [...]
Booker of Spitzer’s prostitutes pleads guilty; Spitzer still free
The booking agent of Former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer has pleaded guilty to running a prostitution ring.
From Reuters:
A booking agent for a prostitution ring whose clients included former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer pleaded guilty on Monday to a conspiracy charge relating to prostitution.
Tanya Hollander, 36, was one of four people charged with running [...]
