California: Underage Prostitutes
Berkeley, CA--By Internet, self-promotion, or pimp, whether they are trading for goods, services, or cold hard cash, more and more underage girls are turning to prostitution, according to police departments and youth organizations in major cities throughout California.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office and San Leandro Police Department both conducted prostitution stings in recent months, and each arrested multiple minors, some as young as 14.
On September 27, San Leandro Police arrested 11 people over the course of one evening. Ten were solicited on Internet sites like Craigslist and MyRedBook.com, and only one person, a 17 year-old girl, was working under a pimp, though he claimed to just be her boyfriend. In total, three minors were arrested: two prostitutes and the17 year-old male accused of pimping.
The other minor arrested was just 14, and was accompanying another prostitute who was in her 30s, according to San Leandro Police Lieutenant Mark DeCoulode, who oversees the Investigation Division.
While in the past many teenager prostitutes were run-aways looking for money to support themselves, teenagers today turn to hooking for all sorts of reasons, according to police. Some are entering a profession that they will keep for years, while others are just looking for some quick, easy money and don't plan to continue.
"There are all different types [of underage prostitutes]," said DeCoulode. "Some are students who do it to support themselves, some live at home with their parents and do it to earn a little extra cash, and some are dope people who live on the streets."
Read the entire article at journalism.berkeley.edu
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office and San Leandro Police Department both conducted prostitution stings in recent months, and each arrested multiple minors, some as young as 14.
On September 27, San Leandro Police arrested 11 people over the course of one evening. Ten were solicited on Internet sites like Craigslist and MyRedBook.com, and only one person, a 17 year-old girl, was working under a pimp, though he claimed to just be her boyfriend. In total, three minors were arrested: two prostitutes and the17 year-old male accused of pimping.
The other minor arrested was just 14, and was accompanying another prostitute who was in her 30s, according to San Leandro Police Lieutenant Mark DeCoulode, who oversees the Investigation Division.
While in the past many teenager prostitutes were run-aways looking for money to support themselves, teenagers today turn to hooking for all sorts of reasons, according to police. Some are entering a profession that they will keep for years, while others are just looking for some quick, easy money and don't plan to continue.
"There are all different types [of underage prostitutes]," said DeCoulode. "Some are students who do it to support themselves, some live at home with their parents and do it to earn a little extra cash, and some are dope people who live on the streets."
Read the entire article at journalism.berkeley.edu
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I AM AM GLAD THAT THE ISSUE IS BEGAINING TO BE DELT WITH FOR THE SACK OF THE CHILDREN
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