Law enforcement agencies in Dallas are ready to crack down on child sex trafficking during Super Bowl weekend, and at least one NFL player's trying to tackle the problem, the Houston Chronicle reports.
Authorities plan to crack down on all prostitution activities ahead of Sunday's game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers, but they're especially focusing on the trafficking of children to paying customers.
Some of the Super Bowl, anti-prostiution efforts will likely involve Dallas hotels, since pimps and prostitutes - and their customers - often conduct business in a hotel room.
The Chronicle tells us that "pimps hawking young girls see the thousands of men who travel to the Super Bowl each year as a gold mine of potential clients."
A former prostitute who started working as a teenager told the Chronicle that she made the most cash during major golf tournaments, NASCAR races and some pro playoff games in North Texas. She would meet johns by advertising her services online or by hanging out in hotels near the venues.
Last year's Super Bowl in Miami drew as many as 10,000 prostitutes, including children and human trafficking victims, the Chronicle tells us, citing police statistics. An assistant Dallas police chief told the paper:
"This is a very large issue. We want people to know what human trafficking looks like."
NFL player spreads word about child sex trafficking
Visitors coming to town for the Super Bowl will be greeted by in-your-face billboards, such as one near Cowboys Stadium that features four men's mug shots with the message: "Dear John, You Never Know! This could be you."
And Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Jay Ratliff is tackling the child sex trafficking issue head on. He's featured in a TV advertisement made for the event saying the following:
"As a man and as a father of two beautiful girls, I'm not buying it — and neither should you. If you're one of these men buying these young girls, I'm telling you that real men don't buy children. They don't buy sex."
Readers: Have you heard about the problem of child sex trafficking - specifically, within the USA?
From : usatoday.com/
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