The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
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SEX TOURISMNature <strong>and</strong> ExtentAmong NDIC interviewees:• 50 percent of respondents reported that their agency has not investigated or prosecutedany sex tourism cases.• 25 percent of respondents reported that they encounter sex tourism cases very infrequently. • 15 percent of respondents reported that sex tourism is a major vulnerability <strong>and</strong> there ispotential <strong>for</strong> it to become a huge industry. <strong>The</strong> area deserves more attention than it hasreceived.U.S. Citizen <strong>and</strong> Resident Alien (RA) Involvement in Sex TourismAmong NDIC interviewees:• 35 percent of respondents reported that it is believed that the extent to which U.S. citizens<strong>and</strong> RAs are engaging in sex tourism is significant.• 35 percent of respondents reported that the extent to which U.S. citizens <strong>and</strong> RAs areengaging in sex tourism is unknown because there is no data available on the topic.One agency reported that it is believed that an entire hotel in Mexico City is closed to normaloccupancy <strong>and</strong> used exclusively <strong>for</strong> sex with children.In undercover operations where officers posed as sex tourism trip coordinators, numeroussuspects told the officers that they could do the trip cheaper themselves than if they went througha coordinator. This leads law en<strong>for</strong>cement to believe that sex tourism occurs more than we arecurrently aware of.Locations where U.S. Citizens <strong>and</strong> RAs are Engaging in Sex TourismAmong NDIC interviewees:• 67 percent of respondents reported that Thail<strong>and</strong> is a popular sex tourism destination.• 56 percent of respondents reported that Mexico is a popular sex tourism destination.• 44 percent of respondents reported that the Philippines are a popular sex tourism destination. • 44 percent of respondents reported that Asian countries are popular sex tourism destinations. • 33 percent of respondents reported that Cambodia is a popular sex tourism destination.• 22 percent of respondents reported that third world impoverished countries <strong>and</strong> developing countries are popular sex tourism destinations. D-24
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