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Seoul, US military encouraged a thriving sex trade for decades

(NEWSER) - Even as Seoul railed against Japan's WWII-era enslavement of "comfort women," it systematically pimped Korean women to US soldiers stationed there for decades after the Korean War, say a group of former prostitutes. Working with the US military, the South Korean government encouraged a thriving sex trade—giving English and etiquette classes to would-be women of the night, and praising them as "dollar-earning patriots" securing vital foreign cash for the country's economy. More»

Crackdown targets those who deal with trafficked prostitutes

(NEWSER) - Lay a finger on a trafficked sex worker, and the Brits will slap you with rape and toss you in the clink, reports the BBC. New laws will make it a criminal offense in England and Wales to pay for sex with prostitutes controlled by pimps, as Britain's Home secretary pushes for a crackdown on trafficking women. Exchanging money for sex remains legal, but not so street walking and running a brothel, the BBC reports. More»

Even sex isn't selling as truckers losing 'play money' bypass Nevada brothels

(NEWSER) - The flagging economy is threatening to send Nevada's whorehouses to the poorhouse, the Los Angeles Times reports. Managers of some of the state's 25 legal brothels say they have no shortage of newcomers—some as old as 74—wishing to enter the world's oldest profession, but food and fuel prices mean the truckers they rely on for business are running short of cash. More»

Proposed law would ban cops from arresting prostitutes

(NEWSER) - San Francisco could soon become the first major city in the US where prostitutes won't be arrested, the AP reports. The city votes next month on the controversial Proposition K to decriminalize sex work. The measure won't actually legalize the trade, but will forbid local law enforcement from investigating or prosecuting anyone for prostitution. More»

Lessons learned from Spitzer's favorite online escort service

(NEWSER) - There are important lessons to be gleaned from Eliot Spitzer’s shenanigans. Namely: how to effectively run a brothel for the well-to-do. Using cached pages from the now-defunct Emperors Club website, Josh Levin lays out a business plan in Slate.

1. Keep out the riff-raff: 92% of the club’s clients were CEOs
2. Peddle the best product: The ladies boasted detailed, degree-laden CVs
3. Set fair prices: A three-diamond prostitute is less talented than a seven-diamond prostitute, but she’s also one-third the price