Online adverts ‘exploit homeless for
‘Young, vulnerable people are being targeted with online classified adverts offering accommodation in exchange for sex, a BBC investigation has found.
The deals, which are legal, are on classified ad sites such as craigslist. Charities have described the adverts as exploitative and Hove MP Peter Kyle wants them made illegal. Craigslist, which on one day carried more than 100 such adverts, has not commented.
One student described how she felt her only option was a “sex-for-rent” deal.
The woman said: “He took me into his living room, got me drinks, and then after that it was just straight upstairs and go for it.”
And she continued: “He would do what he wanted to do, forcefully, and I just sort of went along with it – after the third time, I started feeling physically unwell.”‘
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