The unspoken issue at the center of prostitution is causation

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107. Facts would be nice...

Of course, the claim that:

The average age for girls entering prostitution is between 12-13.**

Is actually some "creative" accounting. (Or, inability to read statistics.. ).
http://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2013/mar/02/diane-mckeel/Is-average-age-entry-sex-trafficking-between-12-an/

The ruling

We’ve galloped across the country and found that definitions are fuzzy, statistics are murky and nobody knows for sure. We’ve learned that many organizations continue to repeat the statistic that the average age of entry into juvenile prostitution is between 12 and 14 years, despite the research being old and limited.

We found a professor who said there is some research backs up the claim, and another expert who warned that sample sizes are inadequate and research limited. One of the most widely cited sources told us that any numbers, even his, are estimates.

We conclude McKeel’s statement is partially accurate -- there are some studies -- but missing important detail. The studies speak only to juveniles, and the studies themselves are speculative. There is no nationally representative, comprehensive sample. We rate the statement Half True.

And yet, they're trotted out as inviolate gospel...


And, you claim that:

And studies show that 75 to 95% of all prostitutes were sexually abused as children.***

Yet, the page you linked to says:

Fifty-seven percent reported a history of childhood sexual abuse, by an average of 3 perpetrators.

So, feel free to drop back by when/if ever you have these "facts" you speak of nailed down.