The Sale Of Children, Child Prostitution

Concerning the prostitution of boys; the primary reason for boys entering prostitution has to do with their being sent by their families, or choosing for themselves, to leave their homes to seek employment. On the prostitution of girls, unlike boys, it is not culturally acceptable for girls to live on the street. Many of the girls who work in the brothels in El Hajeb are former child maids. With regard to child sex tourism, child sex abuse is largely carried out by Moroccans and that there have been few reported cases where children have been used in prostitution for foreigners. The authorities acknowledged, however, that this type of abuse is very hidden and that such cases would rarely come to their attention.