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prostitution stories: 114 news summaries

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Sex Slaves Win Cash Damages

Ruling could open floodgates of compensation for thousands of others

Dec 16, 07 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - In a groundbreaking decision, Britain has awarded four women smuggled from eastern Europe to the UK and subjected by their captors to "forced prostitution, multiple rapes and beatings" more than £140,000. The decision, the first to consider false imprisonment and forced prostitution as categories for awarding damages,... More »

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China • Africa • prostitution • illegal immigrant • organized crime • smuggler • Britain • human trafficking • sex slave

Pervy Billionaire
or 21st-Century
Hugh Hefner?

Oops: Epstein 'playmates' turned out
to be underaged

Dec 11, 07 9:06 PM CST
(Newser) - He owns the largest residence in Manhattan, several planes, and a private island. A superstar financial adviser to seriously wealthy clients, Jeffrey Epstein is also a patron of cutting-edge scientists and an FOB. But, New York magazine writes, he inhabits a sexual dream world populated by young girls giving "... More »

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prostitution • wealth • Bear Stearns • underage sex • child prostitution

Chilean Hooker Donates Time
to Telethon

Prostitute's 27-hour marathon for charity leads to instant celebrity

Nov 30, 07 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - A 27-hour telethon this weekend In Chile will raise money for disabled children, and one woman has devised a special way to contribute, reports the Telegraph. A prostitute has auctioned off 27 hours of her services and is giving all the proceeds to charity. "I am going to contribute... More »

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prostitution • Chile • prostitute • telethon

Brothel Owner Backs Paul

GOP hopeful gets some X-rated support

Nov 26, 07 5:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Ron Paul found himself on the respectable side of a brothel last week, when the Republican presidential hopeful earned the endorsement of the owner of Reno's Moonlite BunnyRanch. MSNBC anchor Tucker Carlson surprised Paul by engineering the nod, arriving in a limousine with Dennis Hof and two “celebrity prostitutes,... More »

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prostitution • Ron Paul • Nevada • Tucker Carlson • libertarianism • brothel • Dennis Hof • prostitute • endorsement

Sweden Law Rids Streets
of 'Johns'

Crackdown on men soliciting prostitutes hailed as success

Nov 8, 07 7:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A Swedish law that penalizes men who solicit sex with prostitutes rather than the women themselves has been a huge success in cleaning up the streets and reducing human trafficking, proponents say. But Swedish sex workers see the ban as an undue burden on an already burdensome job and argue... More »

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prostitution • Sweden • Stockholm • human trafficking • prostitute

Voodoo Child Smugglers Busted in Netherlands

Young prostitutes
took mystic vows

Oct 25, 07 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dutch police have broken a child prostitution ring that used voodoo to control its young charges, authorities announced today. Authorities found missing Nigerian children prostituting themselves in France, Italy, and Spain, apparently obeying mystic vows given them by their kidnappers and voodoo shamans. Police have so far arrested dozens accused... More »

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prostitution • Nigeria • Amsterdam • child labor • smuggler • slavery • human trafficking • child pornography • child prostitution • prostitute

At Old School, New Tricks

Undergrads moonlight as hookers, strippers, and essay writers
to foot tuition

Oct 10, 07 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cambridge University students who turn tricks, strip, and sell essays to pay their rising tuition costs have Britain atwitter, following a student newspaper's exposé. One undergrad slept with 40 to 50 men in a space of two months, counting other students among her clients, reports Varsity, duly noting... More »

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prostitution • Cambridge • university

Craig Won't Resign After All

A judge ruled the senator could not withdraw his admission

Oct 4, 07 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite a Minnesota judge's ruling that he can't withdraw his guilty plea in the bathroom sex sting last spring, Idaho Sen. Larry Craig announced this afternoon that he would not, after all, resign his Senate seat. Craig said he had concluded, in the three weeks he's been back on the... More »

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prostitution • guilty plea • Larry Craig • political scandal

World's Oldest Profession Goes Digital

Prostitutes use Craigslist to meet clients from across the country

Sep 5, 07 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The women of the night have taken to the virtual streets of Craigslist.org, the Times reports, sometimes flying across the country to meet clients and trade money for sex. On Long Island, Nassau County authorities have made over 70 arrests since last year, part of a nationwide crackdown... More »

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prostitution • Craigslist • cybersex • solicitation • police crackdown

Site Sells Shares in Boob Jobs

"Benefactors" pay to view naked photos and chat with women wanting implants

Aug 17, 07 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Web entrepreneur Jason Grunstra says his site is just a service connecting people with similar interests. The interest happens to be breasts, and the site connects those who like to look at them with those who'd like to have theirs enlarged. Women upload pictures of themselves, hoping to attract “... More »

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prostitution • surgery • women • Las Vegas • pornography • breast implants • cosmetic surgery • website • benefactors • Jason Grunstra • MyFreeImplants.com

Spin Control:
A Scandal Survival Guide

A high-profile madam (you know the one) has your number. What do you do?

Aug 13, 07 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - You thought you were safe by confining your philandering to professionals, but now the cat's out of the bag. Portfolio offers tips for controlling the damage:
  1. Tell your spouse
  2. If you know you'll be ratted out, fess up first
  3. Go directly to the press
  4. Act quickly, then move on
... More »

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rehab • prostitution • sex scandal • DC Madam • list • publicity • spin control • scandal

Top 10 DC Hotels for Hookers

Ananysis of DC Madam's phone records generates a mini-travel guide

Jul 14, 07 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Direct from the phone records of the so-called DC Madam, Deborah Palfrey, here are the most-dialed local lodgings—or what the Consumerist calls the "Top 10 Most 'Ho-Friendly' DC Hotels."
  1. Marriott: 489 (18 numbers)
  2. Hyatt: 168 (6 numbers)
  3. Hilton: 151 (5 numbers)
  4. Holiday Inn: 132 (5 numbers)
... More »

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prostitution • DC Madam • list • Hilton Hotels • Marriott • Hyatt • Holiday Inn • Ritz Carlton • hooker

La. Senator Caught Dialing DC Madam

Republican apologizes for "very serious sin" after escort-service revelation

Jul 10, 07 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter atoned yesterday for a "very serious sin in my past," after his telephone number turned up on the scandal-soaked call logs of Deborah Jeane Palfrey. The so-called DC Madam was forced to denude the records of her million-dollar escort service last week. More »

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prostitution • Republican • politics • Senate • DC Madam • conservative • Louisiana • escort service • David Vitter • social conservatives • senator

Iraqi Refugees Resort to Prostitution

Displaced women
turn to sex trade
to support families

May 29, 07 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Iraqi refugees flood across the border into Syria, more and more women are turning to prostitution to support themselves and their families. The Times visits the Damascus area, where some women approach men on the street, some work at clubs known as "casinos," and some are even... More »

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Iraq • prostitution • Syria • refugee • Iraqi refugees • Iraq war

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