Child Abuse In Temple Towns

" .. Major pilgrimage centres such as Puri and Tirupati are turning into hubs of male child prostitution, a recent survey says. It pinpoints two reasons for the racket: the ban on child labour and the absence of any vigilance on what tourists do ..
The survey points to the scarcity of information on sexual exploitation of boys and prostitution by them. This, they say, is based on the mistaken assumption that since most sexual exploiters are male, their victims must always be female. “The double standards that society has about homosexuality, and the fact that it is criminalised in India, only make the problem less visible,’’ the study says.
In Tirupati, which receives mostly Indian visitors, interviews of boys aged six to 18 revealed rampant sexual abuse, propelled by demand from domestic tourists .. "

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