Prostitution

Courtney Haedtke

Kevin Hoffman

Westley Wamsley

Prostitution, What is it?

“The practice of engaging in relatively indiscriminate sexual activity in general, with individuals other than a spouse or a friend, in exchange for immediate payment in money or other valuables.”

» Encyclopedia Britannica

Types of Prostitution

• Internet Businesses

• Brothels

• Strip Clubs

Internet Businesses

• Relevant for publicity

• Internet chat rooms

Brothels (US)

• Establishment where anymore that two prostitutes reside is considered a brothel

• Winona Brothel law

• Only legal In Nevada

• Laws popped up on prostitution after the banning of most brothels

Bunny Ranch

• Established in 1981; outside of Las Vegas

• Employee’s over 500 women

• Average cost is $314 per hour

• Prices are established individually with the girls

• Most customers are from out of state

• Most effective publicity is the internet

Bunny Ranch

• It is required of all employee’s to have a weekly check up with the doctor and require all customers to wear a condom

• Most women come in excited about their jobs but they have their bad days too

• Our average customers are middle aged males

Strip Clubs

• Minnesota– 25 established Strip Clubs/Topless Bars

• 2 within 10 miles of Winona

• Wisconsin– 69 established Strip Clubs/Topless Bars

• Stepping stone for prostitution

Laws in the Tristate Area

• No touching is allowed

• In Minnesota Topless Bars allow alcoholic beverages; but fully nude strip clubs can’t serve alcohol beverages

• In Iowa you can bring in your own alcoholic beverage (excluding hard liquor)

• They serve alcohol at both topless bars and fully nude strip clubs

Sex Trafficking

• “The illegal moving or selling of human beings across other countries and continents in exchange for financial or other compensation.” >>Encyclopedia Britannica

Sex Trafficking

• Initiation

• Control– Abuse– Drugs– Confinement

• Movement

• Money

Debate

• Does it corrupt/mentally harm people?

• Does it threaten relationships?

• Are there benefits?

• Political?

A Few Facts

• Prostitution carries the death penalty in many Muslim countries

• In Japan, vaginal prostitution is illegal, but fellatio is legal

• In Turkey, street prostitution is illegal• In Sweden, it is legal to sell sex but it is illegal to

be a pimp• In all but two U.S. states the buying and selling

of sexual services is illegal and classified as a misdemeanor

Questions?