[RaceBannon]

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=26296

http://www.webcom.com/hrin/magazine/july97/sexslave.html



http://www.paralumun.com/issuesthai.htm
On January 30th 1984, fire broke Out in a brothel in Phuket in southern Thailand. The charred bodies of five young girls aged between 9 and 12 were discovered in the basement ruins of the brothel. They had been chained to their beds and locked in to prevent their escape.

In one raid on a brothel in Phuket, 17 girls were rescued. Aged from 11 to 17, 5 were HIV positive, the rest had VD and 1 was pregnant.

[killjoy]

The same website, paralumun.com, also talks about sexual slavery in the US. Moot point. Yes, it does happen, but it is not common at all. The girls working in bars are there by choice because they want to be. The laws concerning sex with minors in Thailand is very strict consisting of between 5 to 20 years in a Thai jail. A fate I wouldn't wish on anyone.

[RaceBannon]

http://goasia.about.com/cs/thailand/a/thailandsex.htm
Thailand's Sex Industry
From Greg Cruey,
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Is sexual tourism legitimate? The question is, of course, almost irrelevant. It exists. It has always existed. And the sex industry in Asia will continue to exist for the foreseeable future.
Nowhere else is it so open and prevalent. Manila, Bombay, Phuket - they have reputations -- reputations that are not undeserved. But even Amsterdam, with perhaps the most freewheeling redlight district in Europe, does not rival Bangkok because many of the rules and restrictions placed on clients in a European setting are not enforced in Asia.

Phuket is where the tsunami hit.

http://www.farangonline.com/city.asp?city=7
Thailand
Phuket


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[Selkie]

Be careful posting about how Thailand has child prostituion running rampant.
My thread on this subject was deleted by the admins.
Free Republic isn't so free when it comes to free speech.
I feel like on my DU with my thread being deleted due to Political Correctness.