Ling is a ten-year-old Thai girl who enjoys playing pool, hanging out with her friends, and having fun. Even though she seems normal there is something very wrong in Ling's life, she is a child prostitute. When her parents experienced financial hardships they had no other option but to sell her to a brothel in hopes of making money. There is a high demand for young girls and Ling will make a good deal of money, which will help pay the debts of her parents. Like many other girls her age Ling has to suffer in order to help her parents out of poverty. She is constantly at risk of getting and STD or being abused. Child prostitution is a problem that is rampant in Southeast Asia and victimizes countless children. This is a problem that needs to be solved.

Child prostitution has been a problem in Asia for many centuries. In the past it was seen as an acceptable practice and only recently has it been recognized as a problem (Dave). In Asian cultures older men consider young girls attractive and they feel that sleeping with them will make them healthy and increase their life span (Levis). Due to the demand for young girls, child prostitution has been a succ

Child Workers In Asia: Prostitution. June 1990. Child Workers in Asia. 24 November 2000. http://www.cwa.tnet.co.th/vol6-2/contents1.htm

Dave. Child Prostitution in Thailand. 22 January 1999. Sexwork Cyber Center. 24 November 2000. http://www.libchrist.com/sexwork/Thailand/child.html

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