prostitution of children

Prostitution of children over the age of 16 is legal.

The prostitution of children (those under 18) is also llegal.

The conference focused on the military use of children and the prostitution of children.

Many of those involved in the prostitution of children have been brought to justice in the courts.

But federal police officials say fingerprinting is necessary because American visitors could be involved in the prostitution of children or wildlife smuggling.

Human trafficking and the prostitution of children is a significant issue in the Philippines, often controlled by organized crime syndicates.

During the reporting period authorities increased public awareness about the prostitution of children through seminars in schools and an outreach campaign with the tourism sector.

In addition, the government reported convicting an additional 26 trafficking offenders for the forced prostitution of children, with sentences up to seven years.

The age of consent in Cambodia is 15, and the law does not specifically define or prohibit the prostitution of children.

Therefore prostitution of children usually assumed to refer to the prostitution of persons under 18.

The conference seeks to raise awareness and explore strategies to fight the prostitution of children, child trafficking and pornography.

Online, it came under vociferous attack by Sean Parlaman, who presented himself as a crusader against the prostitution of children.

Article 161 of Yemen's Child Rights Law specifically criminalizes the prostitution of children.

The law criminalizes the prostitution of children and corruption of minors, and the age of consent for sexual relations is 14.

Human trafficking and the prostitution of children are significant legal and moral issues in the Philippines, due to control and power of organized crime syndicates.

This includes outlawing the coercion of a child to perform sexual activity, the prostitution of children, and the exploitation of children in creating pornography.

While the legality of adult prostitution varies between different parts of the world, the prostitution of children is illegal nearly everywhere in the world.

For information about juveniles as the victims of violent attacks, see trafficking of children, child abuse, child sexual abuse, or prostitution of children.

Corruption among low-level officials enabled trafficking in certain instances, and individual police officers tolerated the operation of unlicensed brothels and the prostitution of children.

It was headed by Andrew Vachss, a child protection advocate, and its goal was to bring about stricter laws in Thailand concerning prostitution of children.

Prostitution of children or child prostitution is the commercial sexual exploitation of children in which a child performs the services of prostitution, for financial benefit.

Prostitution of children is a problem in Tijuana's Zona Norte, both in the form of voluntary acts as well as illegal child trafficking.

Not all kippŭmjo work as prostitutes; the source used is unclear as to whether only adult women are assigned to prostitution, or whether there is prostitution of children.