Child prostitution and the sexual trafficking of children is humanities greatest crime. Every part of the world is affected by child prostitution. The amount of children becoming involved in the child sex trade is increasing at an alarming large amount. The age which the children are joining the sex trade is decreasing quickly. The profit potential in the life of a child prostitution is huge. So is the risk of disease and death.

In more developed countries such as Canada, The United states of America, Australia and many of the countries in Western Europe there are four main reasons why a child will turn to prostitution. The first being a child who no longer attends school. Whether the child was expelled or he dropped out is not of importance. This child still wished to have the same amount of pocket money and material objects as their peers who are still in school. The second is if the child has an older relative already involved in prostitution. The relative may make it seem glamorous to the child enticing her to become a prostitute herself. The third is if the parents of the child are separated or divorced. The orphan child who lives with relatives or friends also belongs in this group. The fourth is A child whose parents are drug addicts, alcoholics, or compulsive gamblers. These children must help there families survive by any means necessary.

There are many reasons why child sex tourism is becoming more and more popular. First, these tourists experience freedom from the social constraints of their home countries. Cheaper airfares, the opening of countries once closed because of war or politics, and the advent of the Internet all provide more options for pedophiles who go abroad looking for underage sex.

Southeast Asia is by far experiencing the greatest problem with the commercial sexual exploitation of their children. Countries with a serious problem in this area include: Korea, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, The Philippines, and Thailand. The Philippines and Thailand are especially entrenched in widespread child prostitution. The Children's Rights Protection Center in Thailand estimates "as many as 800,000 prostitutes from age 12-16 alone. South America is next in the amount of child prostitutes. Following Thailand, Brazil has the second largest number of prostituted children in the world. UNICEF reports the figure to be at about 500,000Areas such as Africa and the former Soviet Republics are quickly becoming filled with child prostitutes. Countries like the USA and Canada have fewer numbers but they also are seeing a rise in the amount of children selling sex on the streets.

All different types of people are involved in this child sex- tourism industry. Twenty-five percent of them are American. At the same time, offenders are increasingly coming from within Asia itself, particularly Taiwanese, Korean and Japanese tourists. The abusers are not just pedophiles. Most are so-called respectable people-doctors, lawyers, schoolteachers-who think it's OK to buy sex with a child as long as the kid is foreign and they leave a big tip.. The adults may see the children of third world countries as inferior. They may justify their behavior by believing that there are no social taboos in that country regarding having sex with children

There are many different reasons for why children become involved in the child sex trade. Few children even ones running away form home readily become prostitutes. The children are lured or away from their families and communities.

In the united states, Many prostitutes, especially those between the ages of 14 and 17 can make $500-600 dollars a night. This money is often used to bail their pimps out of jail. Child prostitutes rarely see more than a $25 dollar allowance from their earnings . In the Philippines a virgin could be worth 1200 pesos. Regular work can be between 50 to 300 pesos for 3 hours work. The pimp would get twenty percent of it minimum, most likely fifty percent .

It is not only the females who are involved in child prostitution. In regions such as Sri Lanka and North Africa

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