Loverboy is slang for young men (boys) who lure underage girls into prostitution. It is a significant problem in many countries including the Netherlands and it is estimated there are 1,500 victims a year. One of the factors is that immigrant groups of boys leverage their sexual sophistication over the largely conservative Protestant Christian population. Even though loverboys use kidnapping, gang rape and other coercive and intimidating techniques on their victims politician Jamila Yahyaoui notes as of 2009, only 5 cases lead to convictions. Because of the young age, fear and emotional dependence of the girls and the vagueness of what exactly happened, many times loverboys and their associates can only be charged with having sex with a minor and get short sentences. The socialist party ROOD wants police to remove obstacles to girls reporting abuse and to not lose contact, while some municipalities are educating front line workers to better identify victims.
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