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Prostitution - Sex Trade Workers May be Victims of Human Trafficking

By Steven Rodriguez

The U.S. breathed a sigh of relief when journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were reunited with their families on a California runway after 5 months of imprisonment in North Korea. The women were arrested while pursing a story on human trafficking; but you do not have to travel halfway around the world to find young women being forced into slavery as prostitutes. Federal authorities estimate that 15,000 to 18,000 girls and women in America are victims of human trafficking every year. Targeted at shopping malls, schools, college campuses and on the internet, girls are often lured into a life of forced prostitution with promises of modeling or acting careers. Poverty or a history of abuse can make women more vulnerable, but often it’s the trusting nature of youth that places girls in jeopardy...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on August 07, 2009 (boomark / email).