A Swedish man suspected of exploiting his "vulnerable" wife to have sex with scores of men for payment, went on trial on Friday for aggravated pimping, rape and assault.
Two men from the Montgomery area have been convicted for their role in running a prostitution ring that reportedly involved minors and violenc…
(The Center Square) - California Democrats reversed course, partially restoring a bill making soliciting children for prostitution a felony af…
Precisely 10 years ago — on May 5, 2015 — A&E canceled its then-new docuseries 8 Minutes midway through the first season, swiftly pulling …
(The Center Square) – California Democratic legislators gutted a bill that would have made it a felony to solicit any children for sex, despit…
Beniko, a former sex worker, is now trying to capture the spirit of a historic Tokyo red-light district through photography
In its mid-17th to 19th century heyday, Yoshiwara was home to high-class courtesans who sold a world of luxurious closed-door entertainment an…
Beniko, now 52, spent a decade working in one of these so-called soaplands after a difficult childhood
The Yoshiwara red-light district was originally built in a different part of Tokyo in 1618, with entry tightly controlled to stop the women fr…
Speaking openly about sex is still somewhat taboo in Japan, but Beniko has always shown her face, including on her YouTube channel -- making h…