Exploiters of minors should not be let off easy
Rigorous sentencing is needed to deter prostitution involving young and vulnerable.
Mon, Dec 01, 2008
The Straits Times
JUST because a minor agrees to be sold as a sex slave does not make it okay to exploit her.
This is the argument I would have made against the initial sentence that Chinese national Wang Minjiang received for pimping a 17-year-old - an $8,000 fine.
Three weeks ago, High Court judge Choo Han Teck was asked to decide if this was appropriate punishment for Wang.
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