according to reports, the child prostitution industry has a turnover of billions of dollars per year. these children are sumtimes forcefully taken away from their parents while others are even sold by their parents for some extra income. the amount of mental pain that such children go through is nothing we can imagine. more often than not, the sex slaves are exposed to abuse and brutality by their "customers" when they refuse to obey their orders, often leaving them with bruises all over. such an industry is morally incorrect. yet it is such a good source of income for the people in the country that most governments have turned a blind eye to such activities. from the lowest levels, authorities such as the police can be simply silenced by the pimp by paying them a certain fee. it is no wonder that such an industry is rampant in poorer countries where people scrimp and save to get by. this viscious cycle will never end with a steady supply of "demand" as can be seen by the thousands or even millions of tourist who visit such places for cheap sex. the only thing that can break this chain is for the authorities to crack down on such activites. more attention must be paid to these young girls in order for more not to end up with the same fate as the million of others out there.