Florida Massage Therapists

These classified ads companies are making large amounts of money in Florida selling ads for illegal prostitution services that impersonate and disrespect legitimate Florida Licensed Massage Therapist’s profession. Human traffickers, organized crime, slave and drug dealers, child pornographers and child molesters often use massage and massage parlors in their ads. Prostitutes and slaves have drastically contributed to the spread of diseases like HIV in Florida. These growing problems are costing the tax payer an obscene amount of money in law enforcement and health care costs!

The FBI has been busting child sex traffickers all over the state of Florida in stings like “Innocence Lost National Initiative” and “Operation Cross Country."

“The sex trafficking of children remains one of the most violent and unforgivable crimes,” FBI Director Robert Mueller said during a press conference at FBI Headquarters. “What is different as we stand here today is that we are faced with the increasing use of social network sites and other advances in technology to carry out these crimes and facilitate these criminal enterprises.”
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june08/innocence_lost062508.html

Florida ranks 3rd in cases of human trafficking (slaves). Human trafficking is the 3rd highest source of income for organized crime. Prostitutes start being sold at an average age of 12 – 14 years old.

FBI Articles:
HUMAN TRAFFICKING Today’s Slave Trade
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/may08/humantrafficking_050908.html

INNOCENCE LOST’ STING
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june08/innocence_lost062508.html

Organizations trying to stop human trafficking:
http://www.humantrafficking.org/
http://www.floridaslavery.org/
http://www.flnow.org/trafficking.html#hub

Articles on Human Trafficking in Florida:
Children Lured into Sex Trafficking in Florida
http://www.humantrafficking.org/updates/847

Human Trafficking Big in Florida and Georgia
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/printfullstory.aspx?storyid=57557

Human trafficking ring results in arrests Tampa
http://www.examiner.com/x-7403-Tampa-Crime-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Human-Trafficking-ring-results-in-arrests

Prostitution Suspected In Raid Of Massage Parlor; 4 Women Arrested Human Trafficking Also Suspected At I-Drive Business, Orlando
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18247031/detail.html

Craigslist posting by sex offender PORT ST LUCIE, FL
http://www.wptv.com/news/local/story/sex-offender-offers-massages-on-craigslist/i0M1i67mx0WLd0JFvqYZQw.cspx

Two Vero Beach massage parlors involved in prostitution arrests
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/dec/31/two-massage-parlors-involved-in-prostitution/

Police shut down illegal Delray Beach massage parlor, arrest two advertising on Craigslist
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/local_news/epaper/2009/04/29/0429dbmassage.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=76

Florida has the nations 3rd highest average rate of HIV/AIDS and has 21.7 cases of AIDS per 100,000 people.

Jacksonville’s average rate of AIDS: 23.1 cases per 100,000 people.

Orlando’s average rate of AIDS: 22.7 cases per 100,000 people.

Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater average rate of AIDS: 17.2 cases per 100,000 people.

Miami has the nations highest average rates of AIDS: 33.1 cases per 100,000.

National average rate of AIDS: 12.7 cases per 100,000 people.
HIV/AIDS Stats:
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2007report/table17.htm
http://www.avert.org/usa-states-cities.htm