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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | December 2006 
Mexico Passes Anti-Child Sex Law
 Prensa Latina
| | The sexual exploitation of children is a $5 billion international industry that affects both men and women. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimates that at least one million children are sexually exploited each year. |
The Mexico City Legislature approved an all-embracing campaign on Wednesday against childhood sexual exploitation linked to tourism, a problem that is on the rise nationally and affects at least 5,000 minors in the Federal District.
According to the document, there are many factors contributing to the increase of pedophilia, such as access facilities, weakness of legal controls, intergenerational prostitution, and the huge profits obtained from this activity.
Deputy Alejandro Ramirez declared there are municipalities in Mexico City that are considered paradises for childhood sexual tourists.
According to data from System for the Integral Development of the Family, 50 percent of the 8,500 children on the streets in the capital suffer from sexual abuse. Of these 8,500, 600 are under six years of age and 70 percent have some type of addiction. |
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