Thursday November 5, 2009, 11:54 pm
· At least 300 adolescent girls are prostituted each month in the state of Georgia alone

· More adolescent girls are victimized by prostitution each month than are killed in car accidents each year in Georgia

· Men are 65% more likely to respond to an internet ad selling sex if it indicates the girl is young

· The average age of girls being sexually exploited for commercial gain in Georgia is 14½, and most of them were first exploited at age 13. Girls as young as 9 have been rescued

· Nationally, between 200,000 and 300,000 children are at risk for commercial sexual exploitation each year

· Globally, approximately 1.2 million children are sexually exploited for commercial gain each year

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This is obscene. Noted with heavy heart, and shared on facebook, thank you.

Friday November 6, 2009, 9:21 am
Thannxxx sweetie... there is such a strong link when it comes to this crime... and it should never be overlooked... families in desperate siutation should be helped, so that this crime against these children can be eliminated