The Facts
The prostitution of children in Georgia has often been associated with the City of Atlanta. This is simply
not true — this horrendous activity is taking place all across our state. It harms children of all races
and socio-economic classes. And the Internet has made the problem even more pervasive.
Recent quarterly results from an ongoing independent tracking study indicated that more than 250 adolescent girls are
commercially sexually exploited in Georgia each month on the streets, through escort services and online. To bring
it home – this means that more adolescent girls in Georgia are harmed by prostitution each month than are killed in
car accidents each year.
And, johns are actively seeking out young girls for sex on the Internet. This same
independent tracking study has found that 65% of men who inquire about Craigslist sex service
ads are responsive to listings specifically offering “young” females.