{"id":3754,"date":"2022-02-15T17:18:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/why-women-end-up-in-forced-prostitution\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T19:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:38:05","slug":"why-women-end-up-in-forced-prostitution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/why-women-end-up-in-forced-prostitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Why women end up in forced prostitution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3754\" class=\"elementor elementor-3754 elementor-314\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c986028 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c986028\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af63090\" data-id=\"af63090\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a63006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67a63006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forced prostitution<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242137f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"242137f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do women end up in forced prostitution?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30776aff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30776aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The reasons behind exploitation in prostitution are as varied as the victims\u2019 countries of origin.<br \/>The predicament can vary greatly depending on whether a victim comes from Germany or abroad.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-155c6d93 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of contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__c1adaf7\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__c1adaf7\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__c1adaf7\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-170b508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"170b508\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2687660\" data-id=\"2687660\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdb7279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdb7279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic crisis in their home countries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa4a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aa4a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A key factor for the majority of forced prostitution in Western European countries is poverty in Eastern Europe and on other continents. Destitution and a lack of hope drive many young women to take any available work to feed their families.<\/p>\n<p>Young women from Eastern Europe are often underage mothers themselves and desperately need work to provide for their children. The children are then looked after by the grandmother while the mother goes to Germany to work in prostitution. The poverty is so severe that prostitution is not seen as one option among many, but as the only means of family survival.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25006a13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25006a13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36958bcc\" data-id=\"36958bcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d366a12 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d366a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI witnessed my two siblings die from hunger and poverty. I swore to myself I would do everything I could to prevent any others from dying.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 Forced prostitute in Germany<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0afbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc0afbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lipstick.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3109\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lipstick.png 651w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lipstick-600x254.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d930b90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d930b90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbce4ea\" data-id=\"fbce4ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f427d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52f427d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lured under false pretences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598d7e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"598d7e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCome to Germany and work as a model\/dancer\/in a bar&#8230;\u201d Many agencies in Eastern Europe advertise jobs like these in the West. Young women sign employment contracts, e.g. for a restaurant in London. The agency organises the travel and the young woman is taken by plane or bus to their new place of work. However, instead of finding themselves in London, they wind up in a brothel in a small German town for example. Without identity documents, knowledge of the area and the language, it is extremely difficult for the women to orientate themselves and get help. They are then exposed to violence, threats and blackmail. Locked away and monitored, there is little chance of escape. The women are raped and precisely instructed on what they can say and how they should act in prostitution.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5874723 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5874723\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-666a42e\" data-id=\"666a42e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02c4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f02c4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lured through romantic relationships<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac0cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ac0cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An increasing number of young German women enter the red-light district through romantic relationships. They are contacted online, lured into a romantic relationship and brought to the pimp. -> see also loverboy method<\/p>\n<p>Some pimps openly expect their girlfriend to prostitute themselves, yet young women go along with it because they are in love with the pimp.<\/p>\n<p>If their own family situation is unstable or young girls grow up in homes or assisted living accommodation, there is a high chance that they will form friendships with men who have connections in the red-light district. Friendships with men in biker groups can pave the way to a certain lifestyle of partying, drugs, expensive cars and prostitution.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc0f3cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc0f3cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9e1366\" data-id=\"e9e1366\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a419951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a419951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sexual abuse during childhood<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c448b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c448b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Girls who experience (frequent) sexual abuse during childhood typically battle with the after-effects such as shame, the feeling of being dirty and worthless, issues with their own sexuality and a sexualisation of relationships. Prostitution can be one of the long-term consequences of this. Multiple studies have shown that many women in prostitution have a history of childhood abuse. Melissa Farley interviewed 854 prostitutes in nine countries as part of a survey with the following results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>70 \u2013 95% experienced physical abuse during childhood<\/li>\n<li>65 \u2013 95% experienced sexual abuse during childhood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );\">Source:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prostitutionresearch.com\/prostitution-trafficking-in-nine-countries-an-update-on-violence-and-post-traumatic-stress-disorder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prostitutionresearch.com<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c47c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c47c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>More information at:<br \/><\/strong><a style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: normal; caret-color: #515870;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trauma-and-prostitution.eu\/2021\/03\/14\/wissenschaftliche-studien-zu-gewalt-traumafolgestoerungen-und-vor-traumatisierungen-bei-menschen-in-der-prostitution\/\">Scientific studies on violence, post-traumatic stress disorder and pre-traumatisation among people in prostitution | Trauma and Prostitution (trauma-and-prostitution.eu)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640c492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"640c492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Experiencing sexual abuse during childhood is closely linked with drug use. Some begin taking drugs during adolescence to block out the violence experienced during childhood. The need for drugs soon leads to crime or drug-related prostitution. The image of drug-dependent women on German streets is widespread. They take drugs to block out the pain inside. This pain often stems from a violent childhood.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-750f743 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"750f743\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db1e607\" data-id=\"db1e607\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4035deb elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4035deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tAt 18, I wanted to get away from my father\u2019s house as quickly as possible. I experienced nothing but abuse there. But where could I go? So, I went to the brothel. At least I received money for being raped there.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 Former forced prostitute<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-509b337 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"509b337\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b15267c\" data-id=\"b15267c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af8353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9af8353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sold by family<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b4e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16b4e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some women are even forced into prostitution by their own families. Sometimes they are sold to human traffickers, other times they are openly expected to sacrifice themselves for the family.<\/p>\n<p>In some cultures, the oldest daughter is held primarily responsible for the family\u2019s income. In Thai cultures or even the Sinti and Roma cultures, we often see the oldest daughter being sent to the red-light district in other towns and countries to support the family financially. They are expected to help the family through their work. These individuals are placed under great pressure from their families and a fear of shame and dishonour if they do not support their families.<\/p>\n<p>However, women in Germany are also forced into prostitution by their families. One individual reports:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba0bb7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba0bb7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af38cb6\" data-id=\"af38cb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e54cf07 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"e54cf07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI was introduced to the scene by my mother. She sold me for drugs, leading me into a world of forced prostitution. I worked on the streets with her. I just stood on the street beside my mother and when a client came along, my mother would book a hotel room and I would go there with the man. This was just how it was for me, I didn\u2019t know who my parents were for years. I was raised in a children\u2019s home and, at the age of 17, wanted to meet my mother and got attached to her as I didn\u2019t have any other family. I didn\u2019t realise that she would sell me.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 Former forced prostitute in Germany<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abbb12f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abbb12f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76e66d3\" data-id=\"76e66d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f054db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f054db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Child prostitution leads to adult prostitution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764b1eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764b1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The extent of child pornography and child prostitution in Germany is becoming ever clearer. It is important to note that this involves filmed violence and abuse towards children. Children who experience regular abuse during childhood develop a mindset in which they believe that it is normal to experience such behaviour and be exploited by others.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to figures by the child protection organisation Innocence in Danger based on the UN Human Rights Council, 750,000 paedophiles are online every second (Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography)<\/li>\n<li>728,000 adults in Germany have sexual online contacts with children. (Figures by von Innocence in Danger)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These high figures reveal the huge paedophile market surrounding child sexual abuse. Women who were sexually exploited as children often remain affected by exploitation in adulthood as this feels normal to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5967727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5967727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>More on this topic:<br \/><\/strong>In our <a href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/ritual-abuse\/\">ritual violence topic area<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c38d2ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c38d2ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/part-3-the-systematic-manipulation-of-attachment-in-the-context-of-organized-crime\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tPart 3: The systematic manipulation of attachment in the context of organized crime\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-10302 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aufklaerung category-education category-exit category-forced-prostitution category-prostitution-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" 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