Dark Side of the Super Bowl

I was saddened to read this article from the Miami Herald.  Apparently child sex-trafficking follows the Super Bowl like a shadow.  Here’s an excerpt and you can read the whole story here:

The testosterone-fueled Super Bowl is expected to generate as much traffic for prostitutes as it does for bartenders and bookies.  And though the girls who have made camp on South Beach and Downtown Miami may seem to be there voluntarily, authorities say, they almost certainly are former runaways or foster kids who fell prey to human trafficking. Some are barely out of puberty.  Ernie Allen, who heads the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, said girls typically enter prostitution at age 11 or 12.  “This is truly an example of supply and demand,” said Allen. “They use these kids as commodities for sale or trade, and go to where demand is the greatest, and where they can make the most money. That’s why they follow events like the Super Bowl.” Allen called child prostitutes “21st-century slaves.”