There seems to be no limitations on the existence of such sites, with new ones among the 200 new porn sites added each day to the web. Moreover, a recent study by a California university noted that the sub-section of the U.S. population with the greatest exposure level to pornography is males age 13 to 18. As if all this weren t enough, the interplay of children and sexual abuse is having global influence. Pedophiles are accessing young children in Central America with great ease. And in Guatemala, one half of all child prostitutes enter the sex trade between ages 9 and 13.
Sex tours abound in numerous countries, and are advertised in numerous venues.
While there is a 1994 United States law which prohibits Americans to travel abroad for sex with minors, it is very difficult to enforce. The countries where child prostitution is high, may try to stop pedophilia, but poverty and greed inhibit significant changes in these nations. In Asia, according to Compassion International Child Link magazine, a million teen and preteen children are added to the sex trade industry annually. Thailand estimates there to be 800,000 child prostitutes in Thailand alone. Three million children are said to be afflicted with AIDS in the world, with 1,600 new cases added daily, primarily due to prostitution.