US EditionWomen are sex-trafficked in more storefronts than there are McDonald’s. But who’s watching?
- A Lee Enterprises investigation examined illicit massage businesses nationwide and states' efforts to protect vulnerable women workers.
- Illegal massage parlors operate openly across the nation, employing vulnerable migrant women who often speak little English.
- Nationwide, more than 16,800 illicit massage parlors operate, widely exceeding the number of McDonald's restaurants.
- One survey found forty percent of women workers reported sexual assault by customers in these parlors.
- The investigation revealed that most states fail to adequately protect these women, and law enforcement rarely prosecutes owners or networks.
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Women are sex-trafficked in more storefronts than there are McDonald’s. But who’s watching?
A Lee Enterprises investigation found most states fail to protect vulnerable women and few law enforcement agencies punish the owners of the businesses, let alone go after their support networks.
·Omaha, United States
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