(Online Dating News) Online dating? That’s a jail sentence (Independent Online)
Hong Kong – Police have warned teenagers they risk being jailed for soliciting for prostitution if they arrange to go on paid dates over the Internet, a media report said Thursday. John Lee Ka-chiu, police director of crime and security, said teenagers could be fined up to 10 000 Hong Kong dollars (about R10 000) and sent to prison for six months, the South China Morning Post newspaper said. He was commenting on the growing trend of “compensated dating” where teenagers provide companionship and sex to men in return for gifts and money in deals arranged via the Internet. Police estimate that more than 100 teenage women in Hong Kong are involved in compensated dating and officers have identified more than 15 websites linked to the practice. Compensated dating has been highlighted after a 16-year-old woman was murdered and dismembered by a 24-year-old man she met after he responded to her online advert. Independent Newspapers subscribes to the South African Press Code that prescribes news that is truthful, accurate, fair and balanced. read more
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