Here are some of the UNBIASED research sources that I consulted: pn.psychiatryonline.org This approach differs sharply from those of countries and localities that have legalized prostitution to regulate and tax it. The highest-profile such approach is in the Netherlands. Prostitution has flourished there since its legalization in 1988, and police now estimate that four illegal brothels exist for each one of the 142 licensed brothels. Additionally, British police say the Netherlands has become a leading pedophile destination in Europe, with police suspecting that child-prostitute abusers choose the Netherlands because of its prostitution-tolerant environment. The Netherlands has seen the rise of an open pedophile lobby since prostitution legalization that advocates for the "right of children to sexual self-determination." The nation now limits prosecution of sexual abuse of children older than 12 years to cases where a parent or child reports the crime, according to a report by the Child Rights Information Network. Netherlands Currently, human trafficking in the Netherlands is on the rise.. Many victims of human trafficking are led to believe by organized criminals that they are being offered work in hotels or restaurants or in child care and are forced into prostitution with the threat or actual use of violence...Most police investigations on human trafficking concern legal sex businesses. All sectors of prostitution are well represented in these investigations, but ...