A police operation targeting underage prostitution has just been completed and a report submitted to the Mullighan inquiry into child sex abuse. Business owners in one notorious spot, along Hanson Rd in the western suburbs, have told The Advertiser they have seen girls aged 14 and less soliciting outside their shops. Police confirmed children are involved in prostitution but would not specify their ages. They admit policing underage prostitution in areas such as Hanson Rd is difficult.
Hanson Rd long has been a hot-spot for prostitution and targeted operations by police but business owners and residents said they had noticed more children selling sexual favours. One business owner told The Advertiser he knew of girls, aged 14, who regularly worked outside his shop. They're there," he said. Other members of the Hanson Rd business community claimed police this month confronted three young girls in the area.
They believed one girl looked just nine years old. The others were about The business people said they alerted police when the girls were seen carrying large amounts of cash after they had left with men in cars. Police, however, said they had no record of the incident. There is no quick solution to this and it can involve multiple issues such as family breakdown, drugs and homelessness.
They are liable," Acting Chief Inspector Bahr said. Police are constantly surveilling what's a very public activity. Sorry we couldn't find a match for that, please try again.
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