Sex: Italian government agrees to ban public prostitution

[The Straight Story]

Sex: Italian government agrees to ban public prostitution

ROME (AFP) — The Italian government on Thursday agreed to outlaw prostitution in public places, recommending prison terms of up to 15 days and fines of up to 13,000 euros for prostitutes and their clients.

The new legislation is to "crack down hard" on prostitution as it encourages trafficking in women and sex slavery, Equal Opportunity Minister Mara Carfagna said.

The new law, which must still be adopted in parliament, does not ban prostitution altogether because it does not outlaw sex work as a private business.

Pimps responsible for under-aged prostitutes would face six to 12 years in prison and fines of between 15,000 and 150,000 euros (21,000 and 210,000 dollars).

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[AlphaCentauri]

1. As long as they keep prostitution legal, I don't have a problem

I would rather see a sex maniac pay a prostitute than raping a woman or a child.