Canada:
Multiple killers suspected in deaths of sex-trade workers
Winnipeg police say
they are dealing with several possible killers, not a
single serial killer, after a second sex-trade worker
was found dead in a field in the city's northwest.
19-9-2007
Former prostitutes wage war against prostitution
A new non-profit group, made up of former
prostitutes, is going after the legal and illegal
prostitution industry in Nevada. The group, Nevada
Coalition Against Sex Trafficking, is headed up by
former Nye County Commissioner Candice Trummell, who
says a brothel owner tried to bribe her. Another member
of the group, Kathleen Mitchell, was a prostitute for 21
years. 19-9-2007
Fighting a futile war on prostitution
The Chicago Police Department has a
weapon against prostitution: a website that regularly
posts the names, addresses and photos of those arrested
for trying to purchase such services. I've inspected the
site and can report that none of the alleged offenders
bears any resemblance to Richard Gere. But then, they
probably weren't expecting Julia Roberts.
4-9-2007
Canada: The problem with prostitution
Over the past two decades, Canada's
prostitution laws have faced a number of challenges.
Soon they will face another. A group of Vancouver
lawyers and sex workers have initiated a Charter
challenge arguing that our present laws violate their
right to life, liberty, security, equality and free
expression. 4-8-2007
Man on trial in 'sex tourism' case
A wealthy motel owner accused of sexually
abusing boys from a poor Eastern European village tossed
money around to ingratiate himself with people he met, a
federal prosecutor said in his opening statement at the
man's trial. 30-7-2007
Ghetto Feminism
Coco and I peek
through the yellowed blinds at the Rec Centre meeting
room, assessing if we want to go in or not. It looks to
be an amicable mix of community advocates, low-level
politicians, and a few Downtown Eastside residents, all
drinking coffee from Styrofoam cups and eating cheap
pastries, so we push through the heavy glass door and
find places at the round table.
30-7-2007
Chicago: The most happy bordello
The
great cathouse era of Chicago was in the first decade or
so of the 20th century. This era and those cathouses
have now been described with scrupulous concern for
historical accuracy and in clear, lively prose by Karen
Abbott in "Sin in the Second City."
15-7-2007
Screw you: Ode to prostitution
Prostitutes, hookers, callgirls,
streetwalkers, gigolos, johns, ranches, brothels,
madams, pimps. We've all heard the terminology. And we
all know that it's illegal (except in Nevada and Rhode
Island. Yes, Rhode Island. Apparently the act of
exchanging sex for money is not illegal, but street
solicitation and owning a brothel is). But honestly.why?
1-7-2007
Police: Pair used Web site for sex dates
Authorities say a Dallas couple used the
popular Web site Craigslist to arrange money-for-sex
dates for a 16-year-old girl. The girl told
investigators she was given rules: "not to talk to any
other guys, give all money to suspects and she couldn't
come home until she had money," court records state.
"Complainant estimates she made up to $1,000 a night."
1-7-2007
Canada: Sex trade workers need safer conditions
The most marginalized street prostitutes
in Vancouver need places to live and work safely, says a
community group calling for a series of changes to clean
up the city's sex-trade industry.
1-7-2007
DC madam: Pillow talk
The woman
nicknamed 'the DC Madam' speaks out-on why the press
hasn't published names of her clients, what she looked
for in an employee, and how the service she ran
empowered women. 31-5-2007
Prostitution ring busted in Canada
8
people face a long list of charges after an OPP raid on
4 massage parlours in the Wasaga Beach area. The 4 men
and 4 women have been charged with either keeping or
being found in a common bawdy house.
31-5-2007
17 massage parlors closed by task force
A special San Francisco task force
designed to combat human trafficking has closed 17
massage parlors suspected of forcing immigrant Asian
women into sex work. 31-5-2007
How far is too far for vice cops patrolling Seattle strip clubs?
For an undercover cop
in a strip joint, how far is too far? One Seattle cop
reported that he grabbed an exotic dancer's breasts
several times as she gyrated in his lap. Another undid
his belt for the dancer grinding against him -- allowing
her to slide her hand into his pants.
16-5-2007
Prostitution insurance
Once upon a time
in America, an employer came up with an idea for saving
on payroll expenses. He noticed that many of his
employees seemed uncomfortable with the idea of paying
for sex, even though they wanted it. So he tried
reducing worker salaries by $1000 a month, and instead
he gave his workers an insurance card that they could
present to prostitutes whenever the workers wanted their
services. Paying for the card cost only $500 a month per
worker, so the employer made higher profits.
16-5-2007
'I abhor injustice,' alleged madam says
"Miz Julia" doled out a steady stream of
advice, both practical and philosophical. From her
California home, she e-mailed tips to the 132 women who
worked across the Washington area for the firm Pamela
Martin & Associates. Her newsletters, now excerpted
in court records, were a virtual how-to manual for
avoiding all kinds of trouble in a business said to
specialize in erotic fantasies.
12-5-2007
Legal bordellos plan draws a red light
Pony rides and bike paths are welcome on
the Toronto Islands. But city councillors say they're
not about to allow brothels in one of the city's most
popular parks. 12-5-2007
USAID chief quits over sex scandal
In the latest scandal jolting the Bush
administration, the head of the US Agency for
International Aid (USAID) has resigned over a sex
scandal, reported the Washington Post this week.
1-5-2007
Shock and awe as Washington prostitution madam lists clients
A woman charged with
running a prostitution ring in Washington DC made good
on her threat to identify high-profile clients, listing
in court documents a military strategist known for his
"shock and awe" combat theories as a regular customer.
14-4-2007
Couple charged with prostitution
A
pregnant woman and her husband have been charged with
prostitution after advertising sex on a popular Web site
with the mother-to-be for $300, Anne Arundel County
police said this week.
6-4-2007
BC prostitutes say sex co-op puts control over industry back in their hands
The
lonely girl in a pleather skirt and stilettos waiting
vainly on the corner for a date isn't a typical image
associated with a member of a business co-operative.
24-3-2007
More Koreans engage in sex trade in US
The number of Korean women engaged in
prostitution overseas - both voluntary or forced - has
been steadily increasing after the government's
crackdown on the domestic sex industry in 2004.
24-3-2007
'Pimp of the Year' gets 23 years for running prostitution ring
A former New York
postal worker was sentenced to more than 23 years in
prison today for running a multi-million dollar
prostitution ring that spanned from Las Vegas to
Atlantic City and used girls as young as 13.
24-3-2007
FBI investigates allegations of underage prostitution on Craigslist
An eight-month
investigation of underage prostitution advertised on
Craigslist, a popular Internet classified site, led FBI
agents to raid the home and photo studio of a south
Sacramento man, court documents say.
24-3-2007
Prostitution busts spur regulation
After
years of dealing with massage parlor storefronts accused
of concealing backroom prostitution, York Township is
preparing to lay down the law.
17-3-2007
Alleged prostitution ring owner threatens to sell list of clients
A woman accused of
running a prostitution service in the Washington area is
threatening to sell her list of 10,000 clients to pay
for her defense. 11-3-2007
Cops: Prostitution ring offered favors through Craigslist
For months, the
men came in cars for sex to the stately but disheveled
home on Porpoise Drive in Centereach, as mothers and
fathers dropped their children off at two nearby
elementary schools, and middle-class families returned
home from work to the community they regarded as quiet
and safe. 11-3-2007
Childhood prostitution: stolen youth, stolen dreams
Currently, children younger than 18 are
guilty of solicitation if successfully prosecuted for
engaging in prostitution. But let's call it what it
really is - commercial sexual abuse of a minor - to put
the onus on the perpetrator instead of the victim.
11-3-2007
Woman admits to luring young girls to Tennessee for prostitution ring
A woman
has admitted in federal court at Memphis to luring young
girls from Mexico and forcing them into prostitution in
Memphis and Nashville.
5-2-2007
Maryland: Woman charged with prostitution commits suicide
Brandy Britton, the
Ellicott City woman charged with running a one-woman
brothel in her home, was found dead in her home January
27. The cause of death was suicide, according to the
state medical examiner's office.
5-2-2007
Ex-prosecutor, law clerk allegedly promoted prostitution
A former prosecutor and his law clerk
have been indicted on promoting prostitution, conspiracy
and money laundering charges stemming from their
participation in a Manhattan escort agency. A third man,
a former New Jersey state trooper, who worked with them
in operating the agency, has also been indicted.
18-1-2007
Commentary
Canada: Legalize prostitution, for all our sakes
The Robert Pickton trial, which finally
starts on Monday, will receive a great deal of attention
in light of the fact that, if all the allegations
against him are proved beyond a reasonable doubt, he
would become the most notorious and prolific serial
killer in Canadian history. Ultimately, this long trial
will only answer one question: Is Robert Pickton
responsible for the deaths of six prostitutes allegedly
buried on his pig farm?
18-1-2007
Sex with girls offered on Craigslist for 'donations'
Two women used
the online classified site Craigslist to offer sex with
girls in exchange for "donations" or "roses" - code
words for money, police said.
18-1-2007
Feds say East Texas dirt track holds a dirty little secret
When Kimberly Mao
paid a local doctor last summer a little more than a
million dollars for a sprawling ranch in horse country
here, folks thought she was just another well-to-do city
dweller seeking a rural retreat in the piney woods of
East Texas.
Mother, son plead guilty to running Montreal prostitution ring
A Montreal family
accused of running a prostitution ring involving girls
as young as 15 pleaded guilty Thursday to a variety of
charges. 18-1-2007
Michigan neighborhood wants an end to prostitution
Shelagh Elliott can watch from her home
as prostitutes work. "They come down the alley because
they can hide in the trees and the bushes. I know they
are working people, and I have had a girl go up and down
the alley, and they are strolling around and I know they
are not pedestrians."
Three leaders of Asian brothels get prison terms in Texas
Three kingpins of
local Asian brothels are heading to prison for their
role in enterprises that brought South Korean sex
workers to Dallas from Seoul, Los Angeles and New York,
among other locales.
