Sex biz sees troubling teen trend

Inside the Bay Area reports on "a disturbing trend in Alameda County and other areas, the number of underage prostitutes.

Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Sharmin Eshraghi Bock said the number of teenage prostitutes is increasing for several reasons, among them cell phones, the Internet and the "glorification of pimping by the entertainment industry."

Related:

-- Police raids SMS sex-for-sale services in Beijing

-- Hong Kong prostitutes turn to mobile phones

-- prostitutes, gypsies & taxi drivers broadcast from mobile phones

-- Prostitutes Want Text Messaging Service

emily | 12:37 PM | News, Buzz |
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