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5. PROFILES Following are the profiles of the children and adults involved in commercial sexual exploitation; as narrated in the discussion with the children. The following profiles show the perceptions of the children on these issues 5.1. Child Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Tourism Average Profile Age: 8-14yrs Gender: both boys and girls; but boys preferred Background: children without family; working children, children from poor families According to the perception of the children, 32% of them said that it could happen to both boys and girls whereas 18% said that it could happen to only boys and 10% said that it could take place only with girls. 40% said they had no idea at all. 24% of the children said that this could take place with the children of the age group 10-14. 5.2 Child Sex Exploiters Country: European countries; Australia Age: 35-50 in average Gender: Both but usually male. Background: working and usually backpackers. According to the total number of the children interviewed, 20% felt that only new tourists would engage in these kinds of activities. 18% of the children said that old tourists would engage in these. 26% of the children said that both male and female children could equally get engaged in this where as 10% said that only male can do this and 2% said that only female can do it. As far as economic status of the tourist is concerned 16% of the children said they were rich tourists and 15% said that they were backpackers who did not have much money with them. 25% of the children reported that they were Europeans, 21% said that they were Americans, 4% South Asians and 7% Japanese/ Chinese origin. 46 A Situational Analysis of Child Sex Tourism in Nepal
6. CONCLUSION The study revealed that there is vagueness in the conceptualisation and understanding of the issue. The issues of paedophiles, commercial sex work, commercial sex tourism and child sex abuse are taken synonymously. There was difficulty in categorizing these as separate forms of sexual abuse of children. In the context of Nepal, “child sex tourism” in itself has not yet emerged as a distinct problem but is inseparably linked with commercial sex work (where more than 50% are under sixteen and serve both nationals and tourists), paedophiles (where adult tourists use the children sexually), and child sex abuse (where children are abused in different forms by relatives as well as tourists). In Nepal, the sexual abuse of children has very indirect manifestations. It is usually through the cabin restaurants and bars that the demand for sex work is fulfilled, in both individual and organized manners. It caters to both tourists and locals. The massage parlours are the popular medium through which the commercial sex service reaches the tourists. This population has children in the majority. The study did not find any organized form of sex tourism existing in Nepal. The contact with the children is usually through the individual contact rather than in the organized manner or through middlemen. The dissemination of the information, if any, is through the individual contact; and therefore is very difficult to be traced. Children are found to be very easily available to the tourists. In the streets of the tourists areas, children are found selling different items and running after the tourists. Children are found to be generally attracted to the tourist, because of the conception that they have a lot of money and also friendship with the tourist is attached with prestige. Once the children approach tourists, it is not difficult for the tourists to get close with children by giving them food and clothes, love and care & support to the family. Sexual abuse of the children is a strong possibility, as they spend a lot of time together away from home and sometimes in the hotel room. Families also favour the attachment of children with the tourist because they regard them as a good source of money and high prestige. In many tourist areas, tourism is the main economic source. Therefore, tourists are highly valued and regarded as close to “God”. There is high level of unawareness among people regarding the possibility of sexual use of children by the tourists. Even the people in the tourism industries were found to be unaware of the possibility. There needs to be a lot of awareness regarding the issue; starting from the possibility of its existence. Even when some tourists are caught, they cannot be punished because of the lack of law. The tourists are penalized under the public law and can get bail on Rs 5000 to 30,000 and there are no serious penalties given to the tourists. A Situational Analysis of Child Sex Tourism in Nepal 47
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