Law enforcement takes aim at curbing teen prostitution
Local law enforcement officers who investigate human trafficking are seeing a disturbing number of cases involving teen girls who are being pimped by increasingly violent street gang members, a concern that has prompted officials to take aim at the prostitution problem. Ref. Source 1
County cracking down on teen prostitution
Supervisors unanimously called for state legislation that would add pimping, pandering and human trafficking to the list of activities required to define a criminal gang. The board also endorsed firmer penalties for people convicted of prostitution-related crimes near schools. Ref. SignOnSanDiego.com
Teen prostitution is just very sick and disgusting and the people who do it are gutless and I just hate them. We need to crack down better on cases like these to help these teens from suffering greatly. From this abuse received, these girls will lose their self-confidence and other things from these experiences and we do not want this.
FBI: 79 teen prostitutes rescued, 104 alleged pimps arrested
The juveniles -- 77 girls and two boys between the ages of 13 and 17 -- had been held against their will and were forced into prostitution after their captors allegedly threatened to harm them and their families, the FBI said. The teens were found at hotels, truck stops, casinos and storefronts, Reuters says. One girl said she had been prostituted since she was 11. Ref. Source 9