Sadly this is happening all over Asia, Eastern Europe, South and Central America. I remember a NY Times Magazine article back in 2004 that documented the trade of children in prostitution that occurred in Mexico. Where these children were sold or simply stolen and walked back and forth across the border to have sex with American pedophiles. It was utterly heartbreaking...the article interviewed a teenage child who had gotten away from her captors. She had been put into prostitution at such a young age that she had no other memories of childhood. It's so difficult sometimes to comprehend these realizations - let alone accomodate them. I mean to really contemplate it, one must imagine it...see it in their mind. It's no wonder so many people turn away. I just happen to be one of those people who can't...this kind of relates to that other thread.
Thanks for posting this, Sweetpea, in an effort to promote awareness and spur action.