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In the Philippines, sex trafficking moves online

Sex tourism has long been a scourge in the Philippines.

Aired 03/23/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

In the Philippines, sex trafficking moves online

Clip: 3/23/2016 | 8m 21s

Sex tourism has long been a scourge in the Philippines.

Sex tourism has long been a scourge in the Philippines. But now there's a disturbing new trend in the trafficking of mostly young women and children: vulnerable victims are being lured online and tricked into the trade. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

Aired 03/23/2016 | Rating NR

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