US Navy officer Timothy Davis found not guilty of raping prostitute in Sydney brothel

AAP
November 23, 2009 4:26PM
A US sailor cleared today of raping a prostitute in a Sydney brothel is “looking forward” to returning to California.
While Petty Officer Timothy Davis had admitted using a “lockdown manoeuvre” to pin the woman to the bed, he denied forcing himself on her, saying he had only wanted his money back.
The [...]

Internet fuels virtual subculture for sex trade, study finds

Published: Oct. 21, 2009 E-mail Editor
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Internet has spawned a virtual subculture of “johns” who share information electronically about prostitution, potentially making them harder to catch, according to a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University criminologist.
The research by MSU’s Thomas Holt and Kristie Blevins of the University of North [...]

Thai Sex Workers: APNSW Press Release for French Press

APNSW responds to the Mitterand story:
It has come to our attention that there is still continuing debate around the issue of the French Culture Minister,
Frédéric Mitterrand, and his admission that he paid for sex with male sex workers in Thailand. We have seen attacks on him from both the left and the right of French [...]

UK: A law which will protect women from exploitation

Letters:
UK news | The Guardian
Thursday 22 October 2009
Nick Davies follows a long tradition of saying that trafficking is not a big problem and so no action should be taken to deal with it. I have always been of the view that anyone coerced into selling their body experiences unacceptable abuse of their human rights. That [...]

Older Stories: Sex, Lies, and Craigslist

by Ginny Mies on June 29, 2006
After a few days of correspondence via email, Abigail* determined that it was safe to go out on a date with Phil, a businessman who described himself on his Craigslist ad as having “worldly tastes and gentlemanly manners,” as a man who was looking for a woman to spoil [...]

French culture minister denies paying for underage sex in Thailand

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 8 October 2009 01.46 BST
Frederic Mitterrand
Frédéric Mitterrand, France’s culture minister, last night denied paying underage boys for sex in Thailand, and sought to calm a storm over his support for the film director Roman Polanski.
Both the extreme right and the Socialist party have called for his resignation over his 2005 [...]

UK: Press Release from Punternet

Press Release – 2nd October
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I have had a large number of queries from various news agencies over the past day, too many to write each one a personal reply, so I am posting this instead.
Regarding claims that PunterNet “degrades” and “exploits” women:
Most definitely not! As it says on the home page, “This web site [...]

Would closing down sites like Punter Net really make the sex industry safer?

Posted by Jerome Taylor
Wednesday, 30 September 2009 at 03:24 pm
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman called on California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today to close down a website where people who visit prostitutes in the UK can rate their experiences.
Other than the slightly crass nature of the headline grabbing soundbytes that she used (“Surely it [...]

An open letter to Harriet Harman (Punternet’s response)

Dear Mrs. Harman,
I have a few points to make regarding your recent remarks regarding my website and your fantastic demand that the Governor of California close it down.
Firstly, PunterNet is not violating any laws. If it were, then surely the many websites catering to the US prostitution scene (where sex for pay is almost completely [...]

NV: Dozens Reply to Call For Male Prostitutes Special

By Jeff Knebel.
Published Jun 8, 2009
Inquiries began pouring in at the Shady Lady Ranch just days after owner Bobbi Davis publicized her plans to erect the new services she hopes will arouse new clientele and help to stimulate the limp industry.
As of Saturday, more than 60 candidates had responded to the Nevada brothel’s [...]