Child prostitutes hail from C. Java

Child prostitutes hail from C. Java

SEMARANG, Central Java: About 70 percent of underage
prostitutes in the country hail from Wonogiri, Pati and Rembang,
three regencies in Central Java.

"Besides the three regencies, underage prostitutes come from
Indramayu, West Java and Banyuwangi in East Java," Mohammad
Farid, head of Yogyakarta-based street children's foundation
Yayasan Samin, said on Thursday.

Most of the young prostitutes are under 18 years, he said.

"Most of them cite economic problems and the failure of their
marriages as their reason for prostitution," he added.

Many young women in the areas were widowed or divorced, he
said. "And they have to feed their children. Prostitution is the
easiest way for them to earn money." (har/edt)