Atlanta Escorts: Prostituted Children: Victims or Criminals?

Posted on March 15th, 2010 in Atlanta escorts

Prostituted Children: Victims or Criminals?
ATLANTA — The Senate Judiciary Committee temporarily tabled a bill Monday that addresses child prostitution. Committee leaders say they need to hear more testimony from juvenile court judges who adjudicate child prostitution cases. Each month in Georgia, experts estimate as many as 400 children are sold for sex. It happens on the street, through escort services, in hotels, and over the Internet. The U.S. Department of Justice lists Atlanta among 14 American cities where this is a problem. But is a child prostitute a criminal, or a victim? That’s the question lawmakers are considering in SB 304.
Experts estimate as many as 400 children are sold for sex in Georgia each month. (Photo Courtesy: Capitan Giona)
The trafficking of children for sex in Georgia is a crime most people do not see. Reverend Scott Weimer of North Avenue Presbyterian Church in midtown Atlanta say he was stricken with grief when one of his staff members witnessed what he beli …

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