In the south, where the Christian right and GOP is dominant? Yes, but under age sex tourism and gambling casinos on every highway exit are surely just for those evil northerners who pass through. One problem, besides the failure to police (or apparently even recognize) this practice, is that illegal sex tourism with minors carries a heavier penalty if it happens in the developing world compared to Georgia. Why does the GOP down south condone this practice by being soft on the crime? How about some action with those so-called morals?
In a sleazy hotel room, "Brittany," then aged 16 and drugged into oblivion, waited for the men to arrive. Her pimps sent as many as 17 clients an evening through the door.
It took place in Atlanta, the buckle of the U.S. Bible Belt, where the world's busiest passenger airport provides a cheaper, more convenient and safer underage sex destination for men seeking girls as young as 10.
"Men are coming to Atlanta to have sex with a child," said LaKendra Baker, project manager for the Center to End Adolescent Sexual Exploitation (CEASE).
