Children and a Just Cause for the Death Penalty

Boy sold for sex.. aged nine months


By TOM WELLS

December 11, 2009
The Sun


A NINE-MONTH-OLD boy was among 5,000 kids abused by child sex rings in Britain last year, shock figures revealed yesterday.

The tot - thought to be one of the youngest ever child prostitution victims in the UK - was saved by social workers in Lambeth, South London.

A four-year-old girl was also helped by the same council team over fears she was being sold for sex.

Katherine Hill of The Children's Society said: "Research shows that as many as 5,000 children a year are sexually exploited in the UK - including being involved in prostitution.

"They are from a variety of backgrounds and it is important to note that there is not one 'type' of young person most likely to be involved."

The horrific cases were exposed after we carried out a Freedom of Information probe into the child vice trade.

Other victims were found in Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council, West London, where two girls aged 14 and 15 were rescued, alongside a 14-year-old boy.

In Swindon, Wilts, social workers helped five girls in the past two years, four aged 15 and one 16-year-old.

Rescued

In Telford, Shrops, a girl of 13 was found to be at risk of suspected involvement in child prostitution.

In each case the children were placed under "child protection plans" by experts to monitor them and prevent further abuse.

But the local authorities would not reveal whether all those rescued had been taken into care.

Experts warn the true scale of UK child prostitution is not known because many victims are mistakenly recorded as "routine" sex abuse cases.

Ms Hill added: "By law a child ten or over remains criminally liable for the commission of a prostitution offence, such as loitering or soliciting.

"A fear of being prosecuted is preventing children from coming forward to seek help."

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Change the law. If this story touches the surface, the real question is how bad is it.

Arrest the people who had custody of the child, arrest anyone involved.  Bring them all to trial, let a jury decide, and then execute anyone found guilty.

I would prefer you let them serve some time in prison ONLY if they are branded on their forehead with the words - Child Rapist.

THEN, I would be willing to allow them to serve their time, or rather, serve whatever time they may have.

We, as a society have so many issues so wrong - the depth of our problems are not in that people may be un employed (get up and look for a job), uninsured (get up and go to the emergency room if you are very sick) ... it is the fact we tolerate these predators among us.  Predators why prey upon the weakest most vulnerable, most innocent, and rob us of hope.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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