while it is clearly for the bad apples out there, I am sure it will create problems for those of us who like to walk into the hotel, wait a little get the phone call on the hour and go up..

worth reading before you get a nut!

I'm glad they're fighting trafficking... people shouldn't be forced to do anything against their will, nor would I want to be with a provider who didn't enjoy our time together.  A few ways to avoid this -- only see independents, no agency affiliation, and get a sense of things during the visit.  If things seem forced, unwilling, she's unhappy, or third parties are involved, I immediately walk away -- luckily, only once have I even been somewhat close to being conned to visit an "indy" girl who turned out to be a psuedo agency... not my style.  We (hobbyists and providers) should all be against this trafficking in persons, and all do our part to stop it if we see something happening.

although most are, many are not and even some who are indy got various problems, one major one is drug addiction.

Keeping it clean is the way to go.

~Indicators of Trafficking~

-Offers  incall at a hotel and under 25 years old. Most States and hotels require the registered guest to be over the age of 25.

-only board presence are the reviews from Hobbyist. No adverts on sites except BackPage and other similar sites. 

-No website...most don't. Having a website could give her a sense of independence and eventually control of her own life...not gonna happen when a Gorilla pimp is involved.

~She's on Facebook....unbelievable.!
This is a main hub for Pimps to groom and recruit females. Huge problem there!!

-No Screening or fake screening (you ain't a cop are you, etc).
Theres way more bad client's than cops. A Pimp provides security from bad clients (though it's ok for the pimp to beat her..ugh) so why screen...if something happens the Pimp is just around the corner.

everyone knows.. unless you are 25 and have a CC they won't let you check into hotels .. so if a hobbiest sees someone under age of 25 at a hotel thinking they are indy girls.. wellll.. they are not.. but again we all know the mini writers..

Hobbiest got to be stupid if they don't think these poor girls are being forced to do this stuff for those agencies..

This idea that there are thousands of exploited children or adults being pressed into the sextrade goes back to the reform movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to shutdown brothels and red light districts, which were previlant at the time. After having success here they then went after alcohol, you guessed it, to protect women and children.
  Women have been offering their sexual services since Adam. I can understand that corporate hoteliers are shocked, shocked to find such a trade going on at their establishments. If the girls ever stopped comming to the BWI Ho'tel District, they'd probably have to shut a couple of them down.

..... I thought it was at least 21 (age of registered guest).

while I agree with indy girls doing what they do.. most are not indy who travel .. most indy girls are local to the areas they live in

As a vendor in the hotel industry, I am amazed at how easily I can spot one of our client hotels in the EROS and website photos.

Have to hand it to a certain DC gal...booking the Hay Adams suite with the view of the White House and Monument makes for quite an impression -- and aint cheap!

Underage prostitution and sex slave should be convicted. However, after reading the rest of the articles, BackPage is full of shit.

"Any adult ads that are posted are monitored in real time, 24/7, and anyone who attempts to post an ad that's suggestive of an underage or exploited minor is immediately reported to NCMEC". That is bullshit, you know how many girls I've seen that looks like they just came straight out of high school on BP? I've actually review a couple, luckily they were legit 18 year old girls. However, I've seen some very young girls on BP.

"Backpage charges $1.00 to post in personals, because it holds users accountable and provides credit card information to police so they can identify, locate, arrest and prosecute those who use common carriers to prey on children." Then it said we continue to invest millions of dollars in technology to combat underage sex slaves. That is a bunch of baloney. First, BP charges $5 to post an ad, and you can post an ad with a major gift card, or any other type of credit card that doesn't have an identity.

Man, that reporter needs to get her facts straight before making her article. And BP is full of Bullshit.

I've done my fair share of checking into hotels by myself WAY before I turned 25. Most low/mid-range hotels (at least in VA/MD) will check you in as long as you're 21 with a credit card. Prepaid credit cards worked for me too, as long as they had a Visa/MC logo on them.  

....it's 10 a post now (like CL used to be) and 7 for Nova.