Child Sex Tourism

The sexual exploitation of children happens all over the world, fueled by the strong demand to have sex with children. This demand has given way to a new form of tourism: child sex tourism. The child sex tourism industry plays on aspects of both the pedophile/rapist/sex offender and that of the tourist. The nature of the tourist is to go into a foreign country, experience the culture, food, shopping, scenery, local attractions, etc; as well as living in the moment and enjoying rest and relaxation. The nature of the sexual exploiter varies: there are pedophiles who have a disorder that cause the attraction to children, and then there are situational child sex tourists. The situational child sex tourist is someone who may or may not prefer children sexually, however, when the opportunity to sexually exploit a child arises, they will take it. The situational child sex tourist can find this opportunity through tourism. 

Child sex tourists feel a sense of safety when committing these horrific acts abroad because this violence is not where they live, not under the laws of their country, and not seen by anyone whom they will every see again. the toxic combination of the tourist seeking  a good time, and the desire to sexually exploit a child has given rise to a new form of sex offender. This particular type of sex offender is only temporarily in the country of their offense, making it difficult for local law enforcement to track them down, and because this crime is committed abroad, the offender's native law enforcement may have difficulty even knowing about it. Child sex tourists contribute to the very prominent issue of human trafficking and add to the dangerous demand for child exploration all over the world. 

Map of USA Child Sex Tourism

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