Child prostitutes are victims, not criminals, writes Nicholas Kristof
(NEWSER) - The sexual trafficking of girls "is more similar in America and Cambodia than we would like to admit," writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . Teen prostitution is "one of our country's biggest human rights problems." These teenagers are victims, not criminals, and the system is failing them badly. "The police and prosecutors should focus less on punishing 12-year-old girls and more on their pimps," writes Kristof, "and, yes, their johns." More»