When it comes to prostitutes, young equals
fresh.
At
least that's the impression among men who pay for sex.
And to
some of them, young girls also mean cleaner and safer sex.
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But
they are deluded, said a 50-year-old mamasan with a decade's experience in the
nightclub business.
These
men prefer girls who are under 20 years old, said Josephine (not her real
name).
These
younger women often command premium prices, but she said some men don't mind
even if it sometimes means having to pay double for them.
"The
customers believe that young girls are fresh in the business and would not have
slept with as many men," Josephine said.
"They
think that this means they have a lower chance of contracting diseases from
these girls.
"But
if every man thinks this way, the younger women would be the ones with plenty
of business.
"What
would be so clean and fresh about them any more?" she asked.
Even
so, men often find the lure of bedding young women too hard to resist.
Josephine
claimed she has had customers telling her that they would even risk having sex
with a minor.
Anyone
convicted of paying for sex with a prostitute who is below 18 years of age can
be jailed up to seven years and fined.
Josephine
said she is aware of this, which is why she turns away girls below that age
when they approach her about working as KTV hostesses.
As with
the social escort agencies, she has also seen underage girls, both local and
foreigners, showing up to look for jobs.
Josephine
said that two out of 10 women who seek work with her are below 20.
She
said: "I would tell those who are under 18 to go elsewhere. We are a
licensed operator and we will not take such risks.
"I
told the girls that we could both end up in jail. And they would leave. They
don't beg me to give them a job because they know that it is illegal.
"They
came knowing what they would be getting themselves into, even though they have
not reached the legal age."
Asked
where the minors go after they are turned away, Josephine said: "I don't
know. I heard some become freelancers working for smaller clubs or solicit on
their own."
She
said she was surprised to learn that some of the local girls come from good
family backgrounds.
"They
work for the money to buy designer handbags, unlike the foreigners who work to
support their families back home” said Josephine.
"I
have had some young hostesses from other countries who work to pay for their
school fees here."
Price tag
As for
hostesses in her nightclub, every woman has a price tag, she said.
It can
easily cost more than $1,000 to take the young and beautiful ones out.
"Whether
they have sex outside the club, I do not know," said Josephine, adding
that she has no control over what they do once they are out of the club.
Josephine
said that most girls know that they have to have sex with customers if they
want to earn more money.
"But
the choice is theirs and nobody would be forced into having sex with customers
if they are unwilling to," she said.
"Most
hostesses know what they are getting themselves into."
Joyce
Lim
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