I watched this video from local ABC news. Chicago police busted a child prostitution ring and found three young ladies. They would set up their meetings over the Internet and be forced into having sex with these men by their "Pimps". I found this very shocking because they showed a map and showed three places around Chicagoland area where these activities were taking place. The arrests took place in motels in Lansing, Hazel Crest, and Downers Grove, these towns are very close to Deerfield and it is so shocking that this problem is so close to home.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7772244
I also watched another video about the child prostitution epidemic is Atlanta. This video interviewed former prostitutes and asked them why the system was so addicting and harmful. The girls explained that most of the children that get caught up in this industry have been sexually abused as young children or have been abused by parents. They all have tragic stories that explain their extreme loneliness. These Pimps present themselves as father figures and trick the girls into a life of abuse sexually and emotionally as well as psychically. The Governor set up public service announcements about the realities of child prostitution in the city. She wanted to go after the Pimps and the people in charge of these kids instead of arresting the children that have been forced into this job. It is comparable to slavery, but these kids were being held responsible. A lot of people don't look that them as victims, but they have been tricked into this industry and it hurts me that some people don't see that.
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/422/index.html
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