Child Atrocities

In the novel Sold by Patricia McCormick, Lakshmi is a 13 year old mountain girl who lives in Nepal. She has been sold to somebody as a prostitute for 10,000 rupees but she doesn't know that. The value of a human life is more than just a dollar amount.

Another problem directly linking and contributing to the problem of the number of reported cases , is the small amount of cases that successfully prosecute the accused. In a recent report, statistics show that only 10 per cent of 7000 sexual and indecent assaults reported to the police resulted in the accused being found guilty. In another statistic, Shadow attorney-general Chris Hartcher says, “only 1 percent of offenders get a jail sentence and it puts victims off coming forward to report rape.” Through the statistics, victims can only see the law as it promoted, the unjust and the little security of a successful conviction, giving them more of a reason to not report their cases. With the little percentage of a conviction, the law shows that the situation is as it is, due to the many unattended flaws. Flaws such as the undefined meaning of consent and the laws blindness towards the experience victims have encountered. With the combination of all these factors, it is only natural that a victim does not feel the need to report their case as nothing but a more disturbing experience will be its outcome.

The prosecution of statutory rape laws violations has led many to question the judicial proceedings for cases of non-violent underage sex. Some have wondered if current laws are used appropriately and do they effectively protect minor subjected to sexual

The devastating story of the thirteen year-old girl, Lakshmi, endures all kinds of hardship when she was sold into sex trafficking in hopes to earn her family more money. Patricia McCormick shows her readers the horrors of the reality of sex trafficking, through the eyes of Lakshmi, a girl in her book in Sold. All of the victims make life-changing decisions hoping to help their families have a better life. Every one of them go through many individual circumstances that make each of them a different person to help them with their situation. In Sold, Patricia McCormick uses the sex slaves experiences to show how people become stronger as they overcome the challenges in their lives.

First, this novel showcases acts of caring for family and friends, during a rough time for all the Indians bringing them closer into one community. The protagonist Sabine displays acts of caring among her friends and family. For instance, near the end of the novel, Sabine helps her mother’s friend, Lalita, despite having a sour relationship with her. Sabine saves Lalita from being arrested by lying to a military officer, thus making Sabine a more confident and brave person. Sabine faces her fear of the military and gains the power she

fairly soon, and did not participate in the trials, the other girls were joined by other young and mature

According to the Center for Sex Offender Management “It is estimated that one in every five girls and one in every seven boys are sexually abused by the time they reach adulthood”. The United States has many laws aimed to reduce sexual offenders but the annual percentages for sexual offenses have stayed the same ever since the laws were established. This research is not intended to lessen the gravity of sexual offenses but to understand that our laws against sex offenders are not preventing the sexual offenses. The main problem with the laws against sex offenders, are the sex offender registries, the registries fail to act as a deterrent for sexual offenses and they encourage vigilante justice. Also, people convicted of a minor sexual offense face harsh punishments and sex offenders face many restrictions.

Dr Gil , a worker at the Lyle house said, the two girls have been caught by the Authorities. Both girls are now under custody.

The kids took

After reviewing our book and focusing on Dr. Kristen Zgoba’s lecture, some sex crime does not receive the level of attention, because they are not reported to the law enforcement either being a nine-year-old girl or a nineteen-year-old girl, some people and their families don’t want to report this, either because they know the person (family member) or because they are ashamed. Not supporting the Media, but the Media cannot report what they did not know. On the RAINN’s website, they state that sexual assault crimes are one of the most under reported crimes among all the crimes, with up to 68 percent still being left unreported to the law enforcement. Also stating out of every 100 rapes, 32 are only reported, seven leads to an arrest, two leads

Through the examination of the 419 bodies it was found that, 9% were under the age of two , these people were

Born into Brothels is a great documentary focusing on the Red Light District in Calcutta. This is a place where women turn to prostitution to make a living and the daughters have no choice but to do the same. The males are mostly interested in drugs and other illegal ways of making money. The children here have no opportunity to get an education. Auntie Zana, as named in the movie, seems to be an American woman who is trying to help the children have a better future. She is teaching them photography and displaying their works to raise money for their cause.

According to Phoenix police, the girl was lured to a storage shed at an apartment complex. The four boys, who had offered the girl chewing gum, allegedly restrained and sexually assaulted her. The Phoenix police officers called the case, one of the worst they have investigated in many years. The 14-year-old was charged as an adult and will face two counts of sexual assault and one count of kidnapping. The other three boys were charged in juvenile court with sexual assault, and two of them also were charged with kidnapping. (Trevino CNN, 2009) Currently, it is estimated that adolescents (ages 13 to 17) account for up to one-fifth of all rapes and one-half of all cases of child molestation committed each year (Barbaree, Hudson, and Marshall, 1993).

Throughout the article “Diary of an Escaped Sex Slave” Sreypov talks about the harshness of life in the brothels in Cambodia. Rape, torture and starvation are all events Sreypov has gone through and overcome to become a stronger person and a person who helps girls who were just like Sreypov, escape the horrors of the brothels. Sreypov story is somewhat relieved through Patricia McCormick’s “Sold” . In which Lakshmi has to face the struggles of a hard life in the brothels after being tricked into thinking she was going to be a maid by Mumtaz, a cruel unforgiving pimp who tortures Lakshmi and makes her life a living hell. Everyday is a struggle for Lakshmi as she is raped and tortured. Lakshmi’s patience and determination to live pays off whenever

People in India show a strong preference to not spend time raising girls. The sex birth ratio in India is one of the worst having 112 boys for every 100 girls born. Gill and Mitra-Kahn believe the reason for this lack of girls is due to