“I wanted to get out of it. But the easy money, the greed and dating kept me going. I was afraid to find a normal way of life when in one hour I could have 200 euros. Today, I no longer sell my body. I don't do drugs anymore. I am studying. I feel lucky to have made it. ”
These strong words from Nina, an 18-year-old girl who fell into drugs and prostitution at the age of 15 after a rape, opened on Tuesday the presentation of the first government plan to fight against underage prostitution. Led by Adrien Taquet, Secretary of State for Children, it includes 13 measures that will be deployed between the end of 2021 and 2022. An initiative hailed as a
"first step"
to allow
"concrete progress"
by Armelle Le Bigot Macaux, President of Agir contre la prostitution des enfants (ACPE).
Its funding, estimated at 14 million euros, remains too
"light"
according to the associations engaged in the fight against
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