Resource Papers on Prostitution

A Perth madam's story by Dwight Randall

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Linda was a prostitute and madam for 20 years in Perth before becoming a Christian and leaving the trade. When invited to hear her story, TV stations and the major WA newspaper boycotted her press conference. Sex trade sources alleged that a Perth madam had threatened to expose media executives who used her brothels and escort agencies if they covered Linda's story. Read her inside account of abuse, exploitation - and God's power to save.

The ugly face of legal prostitution by Mrs Roslyn Phillips, BSc, DipEd

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Pressure to legalise the prostitution trade has grown throughout Australia in recent years. This paper tells the story of "Julie" (not her real name) who reveals what happens behind the deceptive facade of Melbourne's legal brothels. It gives a biblical perspective on the beguiling and destructive nature of prostitution. It also relates the extensive experience of Professor Eileen Byrne combatting child prostitution in the slums of London and on the Continent.

Prostitution and the cycle of abuse by Dr John Court, PhD

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For many years Australia's laws on prostitution were modelled on the 1949 United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. However, some States have abandoned former controls and allowed legal brothels. This paper by Dr John Court places prostitution in the wider context of further exploiting women who were sexually abused as children.

Prostitution: the inside story - a former prostitute's account of the trade in Australia by Dr David and Mrs Roslyn Phillips

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This disturbing account of the prostitution trade in Australia comes from a girl who worked as a prostitute for seven years. She left this sordid trade for a new life as a Christian. Her account provides a unique insight into how girls can so easily become victims of prostitution. Her final comment was: "I hope this is of some help, because I'd do anything I could to help keep the prostitution trade illegal."

The purpose of prostitution law by Dr David Phillips, BSc, PhD, ThA

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Prostitution - the act of sexual intercourse for money - has always been legal in Australia. Historically, Australian laws have aimed to suppress the prostitution trade by prohibiting the public offence of soliciting and the exploitation of women and girls when a third person makes money from the trade. This paper explains the historical purpose of Australia's laws, how they came into being, and the dangers of legalising the trade of prostitution.

The victims of prostitution by Dr David Phillips, BSc, PhD, ThA

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Prostitution has sometimes falsely been termed a "victimless crime". However, prostitution always has a long string of victims: the prostitute herself, the client, the wife of the client, members of the public, and the institutions of marriage and the family. This paper considers how these groups of people become victims of the prostitution trade and argues that governments have a responsibility to protect victims from exploitation.