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Fears of teen prostitution epidemic emerge ahead of WC in Brazil

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ANI London
Last Updated : May 31 2014 | 2:31 PM IST

The World Cup is under fear of child prostitution as Brazilian teen prostitutes are reportedly being transported to host cities in order to target England football fans.

With crime gangs planning to reportedly cash in on the world's biggest football tournament, as many as 5,00,000 underage girls would carry out their trade for the price of a packet of cigarettes.

According to the Daily Star, shockingly it is often the girls' parents or relatives who pimp out their teens for money.

Briton Matt Roper, who has set up a charity to support child prostitution victims, said that there is a real culture of silence, adding that mothers or family members have no problem in taking their daughters to a roadside brothel.

Even though posters on airport warn foreigners that they face jail if caught with child hookers, the police and courts rarely act against sexual predators, the report added.

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First Published: May 31 2014 | 2:15 PM IST

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