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'''Children of the Night''' is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1979 | '''Children of the Night''' is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1979 by [[Dr. Lois Lee]], to fight prostitution involving children. | ||
:''"Our commitment to rescuing these children from the ravages of prostitution is | :''"Our commitment to rescuing these children from the ravages of prostitution is shared with a small but committed group of detectives, FBI agents, and prosecutors in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Ana, Anaheim, San Diego, other areas of California, Las Vegas, Portland, Billings, Montana; Seattle, Washington; Miami, New York, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Phoenix, Hawaii and Washington D.C. — all stops on the child prostitution circuit"'' | ||
shared with a small but committed group of detectives, FBI agents, and prosecutors in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Ana, Anaheim, San Diego, other areas of California, Las Vegas, Portland, Billings, Montana; Seattle, Washington; Miami, New York, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Phoenix, Hawaii and Washington D.C. — all stops on the child prostitution circuit"'' | |||
The organisation, like others - makes (on the whole) exaggerated claims about the sufferings of under-age prostitutes, receives donations from the public and assists law enforcement. On the provisional side, CotN acts as a safe-house for the teenagers who they have "saved". | The organisation, like others - makes (on the whole) exaggerated claims about the sufferings of under-age prostitutes, receives donations from the public and assists law enforcement. On the provisional side, CotN acts as a safe-house for the teenagers who they have "saved". | ||
Confirmation | Confirmation as to how most teens end up at CotN is perhaps realised in this quote from their site: | ||
:''Many children '''voluntarily''' opt to stay for a year for optimum treatment; 13-yearolds may stay until they are 18.'' [Emphasis NewgonWiki] | :''"Many children '''voluntarily''' opt to stay for a year for optimum treatment; 13-yearolds may stay until they are 18."'' [Emphasis NewgonWiki] | ||
It is highly unlikely that this charity's claims regarding prostitution have much grounding in reality. They | It is highly unlikely that this charity's claims regarding prostitution have much grounding in reality. They appear to be wildly different to our own correspondent's street-level observations of what is a far more socially complex issue. | ||
==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
Revision as of 21:05, 4 October 2008
Children of the Night is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1979 by Dr. Lois Lee, to fight prostitution involving children.
- "Our commitment to rescuing these children from the ravages of prostitution is shared with a small but committed group of detectives, FBI agents, and prosecutors in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Ana, Anaheim, San Diego, other areas of California, Las Vegas, Portland, Billings, Montana; Seattle, Washington; Miami, New York, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Phoenix, Hawaii and Washington D.C. — all stops on the child prostitution circuit"
The organisation, like others - makes (on the whole) exaggerated claims about the sufferings of under-age prostitutes, receives donations from the public and assists law enforcement. On the provisional side, CotN acts as a safe-house for the teenagers who they have "saved".
Confirmation as to how most teens end up at CotN is perhaps realised in this quote from their site:
- "Many children voluntarily opt to stay for a year for optimum treatment; 13-yearolds may stay until they are 18." [Emphasis NewgonWiki]
It is highly unlikely that this charity's claims regarding prostitution have much grounding in reality. They appear to be wildly different to our own correspondent's street-level observations of what is a far more socially complex issue.