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Frying Pan Into The Fire: Former Child Prostitutes Have Nowhere To Turn
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Experts say former child prostitutes need "24/7 residential care for a long period of time." But with over 100,000 kids competing for 44 beds nationwide, many are out of luck.
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Nita, far left, is 13 years old, and is readying herself to lose her virginity to a stranger and become a prostitute. The man who will eventually have sex with her for the first time could — her family hopes — pay as much as $1,200 for the "right" to her virginity, and, according to this article, "can have access to the…