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In cities across Asia,
sex is a major money-maker.
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Gangsters run prostitution rings
that control the money and the women.
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Known as pimps,
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these middle men operate
within criminal networks...
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...that profit from selling sex,
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using deception, coercion and violence...
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...to maintain control
over their prostitutes.
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Prostitution, they say,
is the oldest profession.
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Across Asia, prostitution is common.
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Tolerated in some countries,
but illegal in others.
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In Mongolia, any form of prostitution
is against the law.
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But in the criminal underworld,
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the sex industry here
is hugely profitable,
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attracting the attention of opportunists.
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Men who are hungry
for their slice of the pie.
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Behind every prostitution ring
is a group leader.
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One man who runs the entire operation.
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A pimp.
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As the leader of a criminal group,
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"Danny" was responsible
for the daily operations of his men,
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and the well being of his prostitutes.
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A role that he took seriously.
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Having spent years patrolling the streets
of downtown Ulaanbaatar,
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senior patrol officer,
Captain Nyamsaikhan,
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knows how
and where the prostitution rings...
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...operate in Mongolia's capital city.
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The hierarchy within a gang of pimps...
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...provides the group
with certain advantages.
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It's the leader's role
to maintain order...
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...and ensure that everyone is working
towards the same, money-making goals.
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When the girls are threatened,
harmed or even kidnapped by rival groups,
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it is the pimp's job to ensure
that the girls are safely returned.
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In exchange for this protection,
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a portion of the women's income
is given directly to the group.
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While the actual amount can vary...
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...based on the number of women
and the status of the clientele involved,
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an average thug in a gang of pimps
can earn up to 50 US dollars per week,
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while a boss
can easily make 500 or more.
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With 40 percent of the population
of Mongolia...
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...living below the poverty line,
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pimping can be a lucrative trade.
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In addition to protecting the girls,
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one of the primary roles of the pimp
is to connect customers to the prostitute.
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These are the guys also who...
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They are getting lots of moneys out of it.
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So I would easily assume
that those people who have no values,
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who have very little understanding...
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...of what they are supposed to do
in their own life,
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these are the people
who usually become pimps.
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And this is easy money,
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out of exploitation of the girls
they are working with.
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To protect their profits,
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pimps need to bring new prostitutes in
to the group on a regular basis.
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But enticing young women into prostitution
carries severe prison terms.
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Instead of doing
the dirty work themselves,
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the pimps have created
a system of recruitment...
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...that has taken prostitution
to epidemic levels.
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In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital city,
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police chief Otgonbayar
runs one of the busiest precincts...
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...in the central district.
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Their work has revealed
how organized prostitution rings...
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...operate throughout the country.
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In order to protect themselves
from investigators,
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pimps are now using intermediaries...
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...to recruit new prostitutes
on their behalf.
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By keeping themselves out of the equation,
the pimps avoid criminal charges.
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On the 15th of December, 2010,
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"Felicia" brought three young women
to join her at her workplace.
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A prostitute for several years,
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Felicia was eager to find new ways
of making money.
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A group of pimps enticed Felicia
into the sex industry...
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...with promises of easy money.
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But now, the pimps needed Felicia
to bring them more girls.
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With four girls identified,
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the pimps asked Felicia to bring them
across the border into China.
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But the girls never made it into China.
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Mongolian law takes a hard stance
on enticing women into prostitution.
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Although she claims
that she was not even aware...
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...of the crimes she was committing,
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Felicia was given 10 years
in a maximum security prison...
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...on various counts
of organizing prostitution.
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While girls like Felicia
end up serving 10-years behind bars,
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gangsters who pull the strings
behind the scenes,
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bringing in the clients,
housing the prostitutes,
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and collecting the profits,
get off Scot-free.
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This system of bringing new girls
into the sex trade...
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...has seen the industry grow
like never before.
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Prostitution in Mongolia
has reached epidemic levels.
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It is estimated
that there is now one prostitute...
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...for every 160 people in Mongolia.
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Some international organizations...
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...which worked
with many of our organizations here,
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they came up with a figure
of 19,000 prostitutes in Mongolia.
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Many young women,
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due to the fairly difficult economic
and social situation,
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they are finding this way...
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...as probably the easiest way
to get money.
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Prostitution and pimping in Mongolia
has become an international problem.
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Many of the girls here make their way...
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...to cities across China
and even to Hong Kong,
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where stronger economies
mean greater profits.
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A number of countries, I can name.
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For instance, China, Hong Kong,
Malaysia...
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We have problems with South Korea,
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some problems with Japan.
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Probably...
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...Israel.
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Many countries in Europe.
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Whatever the country
and whatever the currency,
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the pimps always take their cut.
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It is the first night
of the Ghost Festival in Hong Kong,
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an annual event when the gates of hell
are said to open...
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...and when evil spirits are placated
with offerings and the burning of incense.
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It is a night to avoid evil thoughts
and immoral acts.
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For Hong Kong's sex workers
and their pimps, however,
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the doors are always open.
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How do you like me?
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It's 350 Hong Kong dollars.
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Three hundred and fifty?
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The downtown streets of Hong Kong...
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...are known for their numerous bars
and nightclubs...
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...where sex is openly for sale.
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Unlike the prostitutes in Mongolia,
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the sex workers of Hong Kong
are not in violation of the law.
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Pimps and organizing prostitution
on the other hand...
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...is still considered illegal.
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Prostitution by itself
is not a criminal offense in Hong Kong.
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Conversely, the customer
who receives service from a sex worker...
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...is also not in breach of the law.
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The law would make it criminal offense
for middlemen...
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...who rip off the earnings
of a prostitute.
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So we've got laws against people who,
shall we say,
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live on earnings of prostitution.
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At massage parlous,
karaoke bars and even online,
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buying sex can be as easy
as surfing the web.
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-How much?
-Three hundred and fifty.
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How do you like her? How you like her?
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How much?
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Ask her how much.
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Three hundred and fifty.
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Although many women work independently,
behind the scenes,
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some believe that centuries-old
criminal organizations...
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...known as Triads are still in control.
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I think the majority of these operations
are triad-related.
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It's just like the mafia in Italy...
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...or it's just an illegal group of people
using the name of the society...
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...going to extortion, prostitution,
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dangerous drugs, protection,
that sort of things.
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Whether legal or illegal,
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prostitution ultimately finds itself
under the control of gangs...
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...and networks of organized crime.
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And with these criminal groups,
there is the inevitable conflict,
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violence, and battles
over both women and territory.
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There is no question that violence
haunts the sex trade at every turn.
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Whether between rival gangs,
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between pimp and prostitute,
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or involving the client,
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where there is sex for sale,
there is danger.
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Mongolian authorities
are cracking down hard on the problem,
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and showing no mercy
for those found guilty.
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In 2001, the Mongolian Criminal Court
heard an unprecedented case.
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Seven men stood accused
of various counts of beating,
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raping and prostituting
more than 200 women.
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The men allegedly sold women
for 15 US dollars for one hour,
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or 30 US dollars
for a full day of sexual service.
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"Sharaa" was a key member of the group.
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But the group went far beyond
acting as intermediaries...
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...between the women and their clients.
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Prosecutors claimed that although they
could only prove a handful of the charges,
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the men were part
of an organized crime network...
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...that victimized more than 200 women
and underaged girls,
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including forcing them into prostitution.
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Testimony was heard
from several prostitutes against the gang.
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Slowly,
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a clear picture began to emerge
of how the pimps abused,
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raped and threatened the women with death.
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The leader of the group,
Mungun Purevbat,
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was found guilty
of organizing prostitution,
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as well as participating in robbery,
torture and gang rape.
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Purevbat was sentenced to 15 years
in a maximum security prison.
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Sharaa is serving eight years...
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...for his involvement
in the gang's activities.
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These lengthy prison sentences reveal...
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...just how serious pimping
and related crimes are...
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...to Mongolian law enforcement agencies.
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Like drug traffickers,
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pimps are seen as people who ruin lives
and drag the country into moral chaos.
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By enticing and using violence
to force women into prostitution,
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pimps ensure that the sex industry...
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...continues to thrive
in the underworld of Mongolia.
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In the process,
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these pimps leave a trail
of shattered lives...
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...and broken families in their wake.
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Most probably,
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because of the socio-economic situation
in the country,
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prostitution will prosper.
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It will not go down
because the number of poor families...
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...is not going down, unfortunately.
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The numbers are actually increasing.
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So, if the number of people
who live in poverty increases,
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certainly, these kinds of social problems
will certainly continue in the future.
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From the poorest areas of Mongolia
to the seedy streets of Hong Kong,
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the sex industry traps criminals
like Danny.
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Even he knows the life of crime
he once led...
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...will only lead to more jail time.
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As a repeat offender,
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Danny now realizes it's time
to change his ways...
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...or face the possibility
of spending a life behind bars.
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