Furthermore, they may be acting in concert with other sex tour operators in violation of Federal RICO laws. I think - one of our world's greatest human rights offenses, and when I learned that one of the companies was based in Queens, I felt it was time to take action. We shouldn't let violations of the law pass with a wink and a nod. Sex tourism preys on girls and women who are led into prostitution through violence, coercion or economic duress. The bill would expand the 1994 crime bill which makes it illegal to travel abroad for the purpose of engaging in sex with a minor.
Organizations make it easy to travel abroad to meet prostitutes.
They know the places, they know the girls, and they know where to go. It's time to stop making it so easy. Since December 1996, Equality Now, an international human rights organization based in New York, has provided the DA's office with abundant evidence of ways in which Big Apple Tours has violated New York State law. To date, the DA has failed to indict.