350 massage parlours Raided

[pritchke]

I am glad that they are trying to do something to get the kids home again. The sad part is without tougher laws in place the pimps are back out on the street coercing more young people in as they only get a slap on the wrist.

She was shaking and nearly in tears when the police barged in on her having sex with a client inside a massage parlour in the city's northwest. The police had the same reaction when they discovered her age.

The young girl, whom we'll call Jenny, told the police she was 17 but the baby fat on her face and her innocent eyes made her look not a day over 15.

Police from Toronto, York, Peel and Durham Regions sprang into action last night, raiding 350 massage parlours in a massive joint operation code-named Project Home for Christmas.

"These kids should be opening presents, not condoms," said Det. Reuben Stroble, of Toronto Police's child exploitation unit.

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[ 12-19-2003, 11:45 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]