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NEWS ABOUT: sex tourism

sex tourism stories: 5 news summaries

French Minister Slammed Over Sex Tourism

Mitterand defended Polanski, admitted 'paying for boys' in book

Oct 8, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterand's own past has come back to haunt him in the wake of his calls for Roman Polanski's release. Opposition lawmakers have brought attention to passages in his autobiography where he defends sex tourism and admits paying for young—and, he implies, underage—boys. "I... More »

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France • underage sex • Roman Polanski • sex tourism • Frederic Mitterand

 3 Busted in Cambodian 
 Kid Sex Face US Trial 

Justice-Immigration program extradites molesters to federal court

Sep 1, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three Americans arrested in Cambodia for sexually exploiting boys and girls as young as 10 are being returned to the US for trial, CNN reports. They were snagged by a joint program by the Justice Department and immigration authorities, known as Operation Twister Traveler, designed to combat sex tourism. The... More »

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Department of Justice • child molestation • Cambodia • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • sex crime • sex tourism

OPINION

 In Brazil, a Fine Line 
 Between Sex, Romance 

Are local women who 'date' tourists really prostitutes?

Feb 1, 09 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Brazil’s reputation for sex tourism isn’t as straightforward as it seems, Seth Kugel writes for GlobalPost. Sure, lots of men visit Rio de Janeiro, in particular, “with one thing on their minds.” But “there are many gradations on the romance-to-prostitution continuum.” It’s common... More »

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Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • Copacabana • dating • romance • sex tourism

As Potent Sex Trade Fizzles, Czechs Look to Legalize

Czech Republic, hotbed of sex tourism, sees numbers drop

Dec 9, 08 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - In the Czech Republic, prostitution is somewhere between legal and illegal—which has made Prague one of the biggest sex tourism hotspots in Europe. But a global recession, coupled with a strong local currency, has led to a sharp drop in the world's oldest profession. The hotel industry is so... More »

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prostitution • Czech Republic • Prague • sex trade • sex tourism

Pedophile Pop Star Holes Up
in Airport Hotel

Facing crackdown in London, Glitter hunkers down in Bangkok

Aug 20, 08 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former rock star Gary Glitter, released after 27 months in a Vietnamese prison for molesting two children, is in a Bangkok airport hotel after refusing to continue his journey to London. Glitter, whose Rock & Roll Part Two remains a rock staple, is complaining about untreated heart and hearing problems,... More »

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Vietnam • Thailand • child molestation • Jacqui Smith • Gary Glitter • Paul Gadd • sex tourism • sexual offences prevention order • Home Secretary

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