Teenage Sex for Sale
A Panorama investigation has uncovered how girls, sometimes as young as 12, are being groomed for prostitution by gangs on the streets of Britain. In what is often a hidden crime, gangs are targeting young girls in a process that starts as adolescent fun but soon leads to abuse, drug addiction and prostitution.
The girls are often flattered by the attentions of older boys and like the idea of having an older boyfriend, but the initial friendship can soon turn ugly. We spoke to "Jane" who got caught up with one of the gangs. She told Panorama that it all started when she met a group of boys in the local town centre:
"The grooming starts when you meet them and they're nice to you and take you for McDonalds and buy you cigarettes. I was flattered by it at first cos older boys were interested in you, which at 13 is nice." But things took a sinister turn when the boys brought their friends, who were older, and Jane realised she'd been passed on. The abuse started with Jane being held down by two of the men while another raped her.
She was too scared to tell her parents and within weeks she was trapped and pimped, being forced to have unprotected sex with a succession of men day after day. She explains how the gang introduced her to drugs, building up a debt that had to be worked off by sleeping with lots of different men. Although the gang was making money from Jane, she never saw a penny of it. (Excerpt from bbc.co.uk)
all muslim
You are gross what do you know about victimisation and women .
6 years for kidnapping, drugging, and raping two 14 year old girls?
usually the ones who turn prostitute are so ugly that i don't see what man would want them
well ive been trying to get a girlfriend for ages and now i find out all i need to do is buy her mcdonalds?
The film said the parents were unaware that anything was going on. Well this is intentional neglect. Who lets their 13 year old daughter go out every night?
@MoralHazzards: what are you trying to say? Moral standards should be abolished so that you can have sex with 8 year olds?
at the end of the day, anyone who wants to have sex with a girl who is under 16 is a vile animal who deserves the death penalty. Its the most sickest thing i can imagine
That's insane. I mean couldn't they arrest the people who raped the girls? But i get that its hard to catch criminals with no concrete evidence. And as for the girls no speaking up? I agree. If your scared and don't have protection from the police, how can you speak up? I'd be scared for me & my family too.
this is the first time ive been upset with a documentary this is appalling they should be delt with as harshly as possible people who do this to any children forfeit their right to been seen as human
The most ironic thing is my friend (in galway) is facing extradition to america and a 108 year prision sentence for hacking into the cia (allegedly). SEx offenders, rapists are getting ****all. how is this fair?
The blame lies with the parents who brought the children into this world and then throw them to the wolves. Parents boast they give everything to children. But children need parents' time and guidance more than anything else. When will parents understand this.
The two slime balls were given 6 years . What the hell is wrong with us they should have been given 20 or more years
What angers me about this is the fact that all of the attention is on the girls and not the abusers, whether it be an attack on the girls for "dressing provocatively" or at the parents for seemingly not "controlling" their children effectively. This problem needs to be addressed by changing the way women are viewed in society. They are seen as sexual commodities at any age, all over the world and are therefore abused and exploited. The idea that it is the victims fault and the lack of action by governments perpetuates this idea. Millions of women and girls all over the world "disappear" either through trafficking or murder and nothing is done. "Life should be lived not as a child or as a woman. They are the two worst things to be." How right this is.
Since this film is focused on teenagers and prostitution, From what I gathered is, is that some of the teenagers really didn't have an understanding that they were being prostituted at first. They were thinking that they were hanging out with older boys and getting introduced to older guys who lure them in with free stuff or so they thought, taking them out spending money, buying them drugs everyone supposedly having a good time. I don't think if they were told from the beginning that they were going to have sex as a prostitute they would have gone with the older boys but thats the con and game unfortunately that these young girls got into.
Someone mentioned about the discipline that some teenagers have a lack of from parents, in that I agree. I know a few of my peers growing up who were sexually active early some at 12 and 14 who dressed more sexually and hung out with older boys. Some just by them being sexually active at a young age and some were willing participants got lured into situations that they were not mentally mature to handle and thats how some were raped.
Sometimes bad things can happen to young girls and they were not sexually dressed or promiscious as someone mentioned below, no child should go through that. I don't think prostitution should be legal personally. But it will not stop those who are willing from selling their bodies for profit. Whatever makes large amounts of money there will be those to chase after it....Peace
Blame rapists for rape. Your dress doesn't give consent for you. Are you in a third world country?
Im going to Briton !!!!
I'm a believer in legalizing prostitution and providing education and safety to the women who are whiling participates of this profession and to end this slave trade shown in the video. Please to those who will reply to this, keep in mind that not all prostitutes are forced and not all prostitutes are like the ones shown in anti-prostitute documentaries. With that said, I think what has occurred in this documentary is sick and deplorable. WTF!? Why would I want to be with a 16 yr old? I prefer an expert fornication technician with 5 or more yrs of experience, not an intern.
Also where are the parents of these girls... seriously. And don't give me the excuse that parents have no power, that kids will do whatever they want... blah blah blah... that's all horse sh!t!When I was 16, I never given my parents any trouble or went out with older boys (In fact I attracted mostly the younger ones)...why? My mother beat the cr@p out of me at age 14/15 for disobeying her at a store. That's what these kids with the "Oh I know everything" attitude need these days. A good hardcore smack right across the face... super hard and in front of everyone. That ought to straighten them out. It did for me and I turned out great because of it.
@AIG- Did you actually watch this documentary? Your racist slurs have no backing by the film, as they point out that the crimes are committed by every race and mostly blacks and Asians in some specific parts of the country. People like you need to spend more time learning and less time talking. I'm sure you don't know anything about Islam or its teachings but instead take it upon yourself to spread uninformed hatred and fear, you honestly make me sick.
@ Timmy987- yet another ill informed remark that has no real basis! what about the catholic faith? that could be seen as creating sexual frustration as could any religion with strict rules regarding sex. Do you like spreading fear and making unjust assumptions on a whole race of people because you feel entitled too? because your not and any one with half a brain or individual thought can see what a dick you are.
How about both of you do some independent research into the Muslim faith and not just take what the western media says for truth!
This is a real serious issue that can't be ignore. I'm currently a senior in high school and have interested on the issue of "Teenage Sex for Sale". Me and 2 of my other colleges are currently creating a social action project, for our school, were we are spreading awareness to other younger students about the reality of trafficking or young ones, being presented to sex. We would actually want some more information or organizations that we would be able to contact, in order to continue with our mission.
Yep, Muslims are a huge part in the pedophilia rings. It's the muslim faith that causes sexual frustration which consequently leads to stuff like this.
Another good argument against the filth that Islam is.
@mikey ....Some spastic always jumps on the NWO bandwagon. World wide conspiracy is so old school, Didn't you know that alex jones and davide icke are soooooooo last decade.
When we Get some decent friends and all that stuff becomes obsolete.
@jack the rabbit............It'd be quicker to just have you killed. At least then we wont be fighting dumb people AND child prostitution
Valkyri23 1. People can reproduce at around age 13 or so. When someone can be a parent, they are – in terms of human development – grown up. What we decide is a “child” is a social construct, not a natural one. We make them children, therefore they are
13 years old is a child no matter how you look at it. Physically being able to have a baby does not a grown up make. And to be fair a couple of your points were very well said, I just can't agree with 13 being anything but a child.
i want to watch this movie can sameone to help me
Awe, you can even see if the girls are cute!