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WhaWhaWha

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Amazingly, at a recent conference in Montreal on global pedophilia it was said that an estimated one out of every 200 foreign visitors go to Costa Rica in search of sex.

Adult prostitution is legal in Costa Rica with so many living in poverty and until a few months ago it wasn't even a crime to pay a child for sex. The National Assembly passed a law in June 2003, criminalizing sex with minors. Now an adult who pays for sex with a child can face two to 10 years in prison for child abuse.

Tourists look for two things: impunity and anonymity. Costa Rica offers both," says Erika Linares, a lawyer with the Latin American Institute for Health Prevention, a group that works with prostitutes.

Police investigators say they don't have the electronic equipment they need to crack down on the network of hotels, bars, and taxi drivers profiting from sex. Now every tourist arriving at the airport is handed a pamphlet warning they could go to jail for having sex with minors.

It's a beginning...
 

Berlin

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There are related threads here about CR, quite informative. Do a search.

I don't practise nor condone hobbying involving minors/children, but I can tell you W5 did hack of a fine job documenting the prostitution situations.

4 months ago, a local TV station in CR did an investigative news report on the subject matter. It did say that the probelm with prostitution, mainly in San Jose, is not only fueled by constant demand from overseas/neighbouring tourists, but also by locals as well. CR does realize this problem, and has been trying to make progress in the past few years.

But as mentioned on W5, whatever progress the CR government seems to be pushing ( and not spearheading ) has been slow, for the obvious reasons.

Seriously, I don't know why W5 didn't touch on this: almost 3 years ago, Globe and Mail did an article on a Canadian who left his Toronto job as a dancers import manager , and relocated to CR to establish his empire. For those interested, try to get a hold of that report, then you'll know how corrupted the LE in CR are. That guy is fearless.

Useless pigs, are what most Tico call their LE. BTW most of the older Tica's @ Pro know him well.

The info mentioned on W5 is as accurate as your can get. At least they didn't glam up the report by going the usual Casino's route LOL...... gringo rate there: $ 400 USD.... rrrrright chica's.
 

WhaWhaWha

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Johnny you could only have missed it if you didnt turn on a television in the last two weeks. They showed some provocative previews of the piece over and over, especially during Jeopardy.
 
WhaWhaWha said:
Johnny you could only have missed it if you didnt turn on a television in the last two weeks. They showed some provocative previews of the piece over and over, especially during Jeopardy.
I did see a preview but then I forgot about it.
They try to paint all hobbyists as perverts which is ridiculous and they really should look in their own (canadian) backyard when it comes to child molestation. The problem is just as prevalent here as it is there. Just more covered up, thats all!!
 

WhaWhaWha

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I'll bet it's worse here. North Americans are like a large dysfunctional family that nobody talks about. And whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
 

The Sage

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good show

I saw it and was very well done and very scary. Loads of sick guys out there. If this was on in US on 60 min it would cause a huge outcry. Any man that preys on underage girls should be in jail.
 
Any man or woman that preys on ANYONE who's underage should be in jail. Life in prison with no chance of parole.
Believe it or not but I read somewhere that there are women that prey on little girls and boys. It's just not as prevalent but it does exist.
 

bornonaug9

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The Sage,

Actually ABC's 20/20 has done a show on Costa Rica in 2001.

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/2020/010718_childprostitution_feature.html
 

Bobzilla

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I didn't see the show, but I have actually been to CR & some of what was said in the article is a misrepresentation.

Yes, the Del Rey is the most popular place to meet chicas who are prostitutes. It's open 24 hrs a day, & you could go in there at 6 a.m. & take a girl back to your hotel. On weekend nights, the place is packed so that you can barely move, with the girls grabbing you & trying to entice you to pick them. You can negotiate a rate with them, but when I was there, the standard rate was $100 USD for 1 hr.

However, since prostitution in CR is legal, the girls are required to carry what amounts to a license from the Costa Rican government in order to ply their trade. The owners of the various bars will NOT allow a girl to work in their bar without one. Why? Because they'll be shut down if they're caught, and for the Blue Marlin (which is the bar inside the Del Rey and where all the girls hang out) that would be like pissing away literally millions of dollars over the course of a year. BTW, you can also ask a girl to see her license if her age is in doubt. If she doesn't have one, I wouldn't take the chance of taking her back to the hotel with me. Interesting sidebar: when you do take a "guest" back to your hotel, the girl MUST leave her license with the front desk as a precaution against her robbing you, ie., she has to stop at the front desk, so there's no clean getaway. Also the hotel where I stayed would call the room before the girl left just to make sure.

I just want to say that I in no way condone sex with underage girls, but if one were to go looking for that in CR, it is unfortunately available. You'd basically have to find it on the street however, and that means a) the girl is unlicensed, so may be underage or diseased or both, or b) the girl may be a transvestite.

I had a great time in CR & would love to go back.
 
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