Prostituted girls and uncontrolled Americans: sex tourism in Medellín. On March 28, a 36-year-old American citizen was discovered by the Police in a hotel in the El Poblado neighborhood.
Timothy Alan Livingston was released shortly after by authorities and returned to Florida two days later. The case sparked anger in the country, and the mayor, Fico Gutiérrez, signed two decrees that prohibit “sexual exploitation of minors” He also decreed that prostitution in Colombia is not illegal or penalized.