Monday, June 25, 2007

Rhode Island struggles with legal, moral aspects of human trafficking

Rhode Island struggles with legal, moral aspects of human trafficking

By Brian J. Lowney
Posted: 6/21/2007

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CNS) -- Human trafficking and prostitution are common in Rhode Island, and of growing concern to law enforcement officials and legislators, according to several who spoke about the situation with the Rhode Island Catholic, newspaper of the Providence Diocese.

Providence, the capital -- and many other cities and towns -- are host to dozens of "massage parlors" and "spas."

Many residents are not even aware that while street prostitution is illegal in Rhode Island the selling of sex is legal behind closed doors. And in several of these parlors, women from Asian and Latin American countries are literally enslaved and coerced into performing sexual acts for a fee under the guise of working as masseuses.

Please visit The Boston Pilot (Newspaper) to read this article http://thebostonpilot.com/articleprint.asp?ID=4851

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Also available at http://thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=4851 . This is good to know! It is also a shame.