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June 1, 2006: [1] Homegrown Trafficking : [2] The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of US Youth

Mention the issue of the comercial sexual exploitation of youth, and many are quick to point fingers to such places as Thailand and the Philippines. Yet right here in the United States, an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 American adolescents are commercially sexually exploited annually, according to a 2001 University of Pennsylvania study. Statistics show that as many as 90% of prostituted youth have been sexually or physically abused. Many have run away from home to escape such abuse only to encounter far worse on the streets. [[3] more]