I really dont know if we are all talking about the same Sosua.
I was just there this weekend with some friends that came up for the weekend..
I didn't see any girls being led around on leashes by thier Dominican, or Gringo pimps..
I did not see any crack putas turning 200 peso tricks..And i did not see any 50 year old fat bald guys forcing 12 year old girls in to thier hotel rooms..
What A bunch of crap being said, as usual...
For the people who actually go to Sosua, you see that there is a great number of tourist under 35 years old..Many who are African American, Hispanic, and white.Many Germans, Italians, etc.. etc..These are just young guys having fun and doing what they choose to do with thier time and money..Some people look down on them, but these guys are not doing nothing different then what all the so called high class Dominicans do on the Island..And what many Americans do in the States with massage parlors, and sex being openly advertised on the internet on sites like Backpages. Sure there are many older guys with younger girls, but it is thier life to do what they please with it..Not for some bored know it alls on DR1 who think every Gringo tourist is a loser..
As far as the girls, Most of these girls come from Places like Santiago and Santo Domingo, and they know why they are coming to Sosua. Nobody forces them in to doing what they do..Many of the girls do Help support family back home,and provide for thier children, but just as many enjoy doing what they do to have all the things that they want to have. Things like, clothes, cell phones, computers, and mostly thier independence from men that have controlled and abused them in thier life. And many girls like to hang out with tourist and enjoy the perks that go along with it..And dont feel that sorry for them, many of the girls that work in various massage type places that we wont name, rake in from $500- $700 a week..Where can these girls make this kind of money? They Probably have a higher income then many of the people posting here..
I am in no way saying Sosua is a perfect place, but The head honchos should try to figure out how to clean the place up a little, but not kill it..Prostitution can be a part of the town, but it does not have to dominate it..Just keep it in check, like they do in places like Aruba..
And pleeeeeese!!! Lets stop blaming the so called sex tourist for the rampant prostitution problem in the DR...