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Prostitution business incurs the penalty of 300 to 500 Litas (87 – 145 Euros), and in certain cases the penalty of 500 to
1000 Litas (145 – 290 Euros) and arrest up to 30 days. Pimping for prostitution incurs imprisonment of up to five years or
the penalty. Inclusion of a minor or in some other way dependent person into prostitution incurs imprisonment of 3 to 7 years.
The extent of prostitution supply is indicated by the number of women involved in prostitution. According to the data of Lithuanian
AIDS Center, 1000-3000 women may be involved in prostitution in Vilnius. Traffickers recruit both clients and prostitutions
via mass media. Lithuanian press is full of advertisements offering women to render intimate services and inviting clients
to use such services. Such services are not advertised openly – they are called massage, flower delivery to the site, or a
pleasant evening. Activity of such companies and their services have negative influence upon trafficking in human beings and
stimulates it. In order to control and regulate rendering of such services, the Law on Advertising was adopted on July 18,
2000 prohibiting advertising of sex services in any form and by any means. However, still there exist no legal instruments
prohibiting ambiguous advertisements in press.
Prostitution problem in Lithuania is related to the problems of criminality, venereal diseases, drug addiction, and AIDS.
In Vilnius, there were 15-20 illegally functioning firms engaged in prostitution organization and their annual turnover is
no less than 20 mln. Litas. (Resolution No. 62 On the Program of Prevention and Control of Trafficking and Prostitution 2002-2004)
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