Online sex connections linked to false sense of security - washingtonpost.com
May 21, 2009
The Bethesda resident and former University of Maryland student who calls herself Amy says she would never consider walking the street as a prostitute. But to her, performing erotic acts for men she meets on Craigslist seems relatively safe, anonymous and lucrative.
"Life is expensive," said Amy, who like hundreds of other women in the Washington area moved ads from Craigslist's defunct erotic services section to its new "adult services" listings in the past week. "In this economy, you have no idea what it takes. We're all single mothers, struggling beyond belief..."
The Bethesda resident and former University of Maryland student who calls herself Amy says she would never consider walking the street as a prostitute. But to her, performing erotic acts for men she meets on Craigslist seems relatively safe, anonymous and lucrative.
"Life is expensive," said Amy, who like hundreds of other women in the Washington area moved ads from Craigslist's defunct erotic services section to its new "adult services" listings in the past week. "In this economy, you have no idea what it takes. We're all single mothers, struggling beyond belief..."
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