Local demand fuels Cambodian child prostitution
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Oct 24 08
Witnessed: 678 times
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Child prostitution, HIV-AIDS, Rape and sexual abuse
Cambodia, child prostitution, girls, Poverty, violence against women
The problem of child prostitution in Cambodia is often depicted as an industry which serves predatory foreign tourists.
But the vast majority of customers who pay for underage sex are local, Cambodian men.
It has been suggested that one in 40 Cambodian girls is sold into sex slavery.
David Hawkins reports from the capital, Phnom Penh. (October 21, 2008)
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