Calls for Tougher New Yorks State Law
New York – Kristin Davis, the ex-madam jailed for supplying prostitutes to former Governor Eliot Spitzer who now heads a non-profit organization, We Stop Trafficking, which combats sex trafficking released the organization’s first annual report on sex trafficking in America. Davis said the report was "both shocking and disturbing". We Stop Trafficking is a project of HOPE HOUSE, a non-profit set up to help women escape from sex traffickers and conscription.
According to the We Stop Trafficking report released by Davis, there are 1.2 million children being trafficked every year with 150,000 to 300,000 being trafficked here in the United States. There are an estimated 300,000 youth in the United States at risk of being sexually exploited for commercial uses – most of them runaways or throw-aways.
The report notes that the number could be larger and that 797,500 children (younger than 18) were reported missing in a one-year period of time studied resulting in an average of 2,185 children being reported missing each day. There are girls as young as 5 and 6 years old in the U.S. that are forced to do sexual acts for economic gain by their pimp.
Davis states “the problem with human and sex trafficking is that it’s an underground industry - one which we fail to acknowledge exists in the United States. When most Americans think of sex trafficking, our minds conjure third world countries because we can’t fathom that this occurs here right under our noses" Said Davis who was once Vice President of a Hedge Fund". The problem is epidemic and happens right here in our own backyard. Thousands of children disappear in the United States each year -" said Davis.
"New York Needs to follow Florida with much tougher laws that equate to zero tolerance for human trafficking" said Davis. " We must institute a uniform system across all states to circumvent the transportation of these victims and catch those who exploit immigrants, women and children. We must stop sex trafficking now”.
“I recognize the irony of this information coming from a former madam who used to sell sex. Said Davis. The women who worked for me did so of their own free will and none worked for less than $1000 an hour, But I have seen both sides of the industry and understand it better then anyone. I have seen the dark side and seen women being controlled with beatings and drugs."
Now, I’m trying to help these victims get second chance in life” said Davis. Davis has become active in Libertarian Party Politics after running as a protest candidate for Governor of New York in 2010. A Libertarian, Davis has praised Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his stand on Gay marriage Equality and Casino Gambling.
