Las Vegas is full of child prostitutes
A new report from Shared Hope International has found that in a single month more than 400 children were working as prostitutes in Las Vegas.
More than 400 children were found working as prostitutes in Las Vegas during a single month last year, according to a national report that calls the city a hub for child sex trafficking.”You’ve got a lot of really good people trying to solve this problem in Las Vegas, but it’s a big problem,” said Linda Smith, president and founder of Shared Hope International.
The nonprofit, based in Vancouver, Wash., released the 165-page report Monday. It said “high-risk conditions of Las Vegas” including easy access to alcohol and drugs, 24-hour gambling, and a “hyper-sexualized entertainment industry” fueled a problem it dubs “domestic minor sex trafficking.”
The study, produced with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, also finds the region possesses inadequate services to help those it calls victims of the sex trade.
Human Trafficking is a $32 billion market.
