Prostitutes and their clients in Italy face prison terms of up to 15 days and fines of up to 13,000 euros after the Italian government on Thursday agreed to outlaw prostitution in public places.
The new legislation is to "crack down hard" on prostitution as it encourages trafficking in women and sex slavery, Equal Opportunity Minister Mara Carfagna said.
Prostitution: Fresh Stakes in the Oldest Trade
Prostitution has broadened its base to include street prostitution, massage brothels, gigolo outcall services, strip clubs, lap dancing, phone sex, child prostitution and sex tourism.
Prostitution has broadened its base to include street prostitution, massage brothels, gigolo outcall services, strip clubs, lap dancing, phone sex, child prostitution and sex tourism.
Pimps responsible for under-aged prostitutes would face six to 12 years in prison and fines of between 15,000 and 150,000 euros (21,000 and 210,000 dollars).
Clients of under-aged sex workers can be sent to prison for between six months and four years with possible fines of up to 6,000 euros.
Singapore- a Silent Haven for Women Trafficked for Prostitution
Three weeks after having her appendix removed last year, Filipina bar girl Camille was forced by her pimp back to work as a prostitute in Singapore.
Three weeks after having her appendix removed last year, Filipina bar girl Camille was forced by her pimp back to work as a prostitute in Singapore.
An estimated 50,000 to 70,000 people, a third of them foreigners, are engaged in prostitution in Italy. Sixty-five percent are sex workers on public thoroughfares, and 20 percent are thought to be minors.
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For 15 Pounds Only: Full Sex in UK Brothels
Large number of brothels in London offer full sex for as little as 15 pounds and employ women from more than 75 different nationalities, a new report has found.
Large number of brothels in London offer full sex for as little as 15 pounds and employ women from more than 75 different nationalities, a new report has found.
