Atlanta Massage Parlors: States target human trafficking

Posted on March 19th, 2011 in Atlanta massage parlors

Women from other countries may be offered a false marriage proposal or a job, then brought to the U.S. and forced into the sex trade.
Because trafficking laws have been lax and because law enforcement can mistake trafficking for simple prostitution, states have been slow to respond to the growing problem, said Dr. Ron Petitte, a politics and government professor at Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn. Petitte’s annual International Human Rights Symposium discusses human trafficking.
“A misconception to sexual slavery is that [the victims] want to be in it,” Petitte said.
Pimps and traffickers use fear and intimidation to keep victims working, and in many cases women and children are kept locked up, said Stephanie Davis, director of Atlanta-based advocacy group Women for Change.
Massage parlors, spas and strip clubs commonly are used to mask human trafficking, authorities said.

See the full article from “Chattanooga Times Free Press”



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