What we have learned

• Surveys of people in prostitution show that over 75% were sexually abused before entering prostitution. We have seen how many people running from sexual abuse inadvertently end up in the arms of the sex industry.
• A person caught in prostitution becomes entangled in a web of so-called love: abuse, violence, and drugs. Attitudes which blame or expect that person to see alternatives further entrap the victims.
• Runaway and throwaway children are very vulnerable to clever adults who wish to profit from the misfortune of others. The natural tendency to distance oneself from high risk youngsters and the lack of caring services for them only further endangers them. On its part, the sex industry has very successful ways of recruiting, deceiving, and controlling people for its own purposes.
• Customers perpetuate the devastation of people in prostitution. We need to change their mindset so they pursue a life style which does not destroy but generates respect for others.