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Messaging app Line used for underage prostitution

03/07/2014 · in SOCIETY

Four men are behind bars in western Japan after using a popular messaging application to sell underage prostitutes.

They sold time with the girls on Line as well as dating message boards.

Girls between the ages of 13 and 20 were recruited from different cities around Japan.

All four men have admitted to the allegations, saying they were just trying to make a quick buck.

　　　　

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