Exploited Teens
Did you happen to catch the Sept. 15, 2009 edition of “The News” (Abbotsford)?
Front page story on “Exploited Teens”.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/abbynews/news/59277932.html
I’ve written a couple of times about the sex trade overseas but let’s not fool ourselves into thinking it only happens “over there”.
The first line of the story says, “Abbotsford youth are increasingly being targeted by recruiters looking to lure them into the sex trade”. That’s in our quaint little city folks! Keep reading and you’ll find that the average age of those currently involved is around 14 years old.
However, “It’s very difficult to determine how many teenagers are actually involved, as so much of the sex trade is now occurring indoors through escort services and massage parlours.”
The article ends with a statement says, “the best defense against sex trade recruitment lies with parents and adults who take an interest in kids’ lives, and ask the right questions.” If you want more info, the Salvation Army has a website http://www.thetruthisntsexy.ca
#1 from Nancy Williams on September 23, 2009
Thanks for all the info Darc. Right now after spending some time reading through everything all I feel is sick to my stomach and so powerless to do anything and so grieved. Thank God there are people whom He has called into service in these areas. We need to pray that God would empower them to do the impossible. I noticed there are some small things that we can do to help but on the whole it’s much too big a job for anyone but God. We can all pray though for God to act in a big way in our city and province.