 In Thailand since 2006 Child Sex Tourism ? ... is the commercial sexual exploitation of children by persons who travel from their own country to another usually less developed country to engage in sexual acts with children.
Child sex tourists come from all walks of life: they may be married or single, male or female, wealthy tourists or budget travellers. They may be paedophiles travelling specifically to exploit children or travellers who do not plan their trip with the intention of abusing a child.
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It is around nine o'clock in the morning. I am on my way back from the market, and I take street no 2 towards the white elephant pagoda, thus being in the city centre. In front of me, on the other pavement, I see three boys dressed in rags. Their heads are shaved and two of them are beating the third, who is lying on the ground. They are 11 and 13 years old, and they are enthusiastically kicking the lying boy, the youngest of the three, in the head and in the stomach.