Financiers and Sex Trafficking (Goldman Sachs)

[Noodleboy13]

12. City Pages has another article about this

Again, it is a Village Voice paper, and they are very aware of he conflict of interest, so they have gone out of their way to eliminate bias.

http://www.citypages.com/2011-11-02/news/lost-boys-new-research-demolishes-the-stereotype-of-the-underage-sex-worker-mdash-and-sparks-an-outbreak-of-denial-among-child-sex-trafficking-alarmists-nationwide/

Again, the article is rather long, but basically a pair of New York sociologists worked through interviews to determine the scope of child prostitution in NYC.

a quick excerpt:
Nearly half of the kids—about 45 percent—were boys.
Only 10 percent were involved with a "market facilitator" (e.g., a pimp).
About 45 percent got into the "business" through friends.
More than 90 percent were U.S.-born (56 percent were New York City natives).
On average, they started hooking at age 15.
Most serviced men—preferably white and wealthy.
Most deals were struck on the street.
Almost 70 percent of the kids said they'd sought assistance at a youth-service agency at least once.
Nearly all of the youths—95 percent—said they exchanged sex for money because it was the surest way to support themselves.
In other words, the typical kid who is commercially exploited for sex in New York City is not a tween girl, has not been sold into sexual slavery, and is not held captive by a pimp.
Nearly all the boys and girls involved in the city's sex trade are going it alone.

That last line really chokes me up. These kids are alone and feel they have no options.

peace,
Noodelboy