I guess the way I would view this would be to go back to the preventative aspect, to go back to protecting our children. The most vulnerable population are the children, and most often the ones who are the most “most vulnerable”, if that makes any sense, are those who have already been victimized. That situation exists within many of our communities. Sexual abuse is rampant, as Ms. Orvis told us earlier—I'm well aware of that case—and it still exists.
We need to be able to educate parents to educate their children, to let them know that this does go on, and basically educate them on how to protect the children. It's the little children who are abused at a very young age who are most vulnerable to becoming involved in prostitution, to becoming involved in gangs, and to becoming involved in organized crime.
When we talk about prostitution, it's not just the kids who are out on the streets and the johns or the pedophiles who are coming by and giving them money. We're talking about kids who are prostituting themselves so that they can get a sandwich, so that they can have a warm place to sleep, so that they can have whatever needs met that aren't being met. And we're talking about even within their own families.