Nevada Government Enables Sex Trafficking
Meet Jane Doe. She is one of the countless women who have been exploited and sex trafficked in legal, state-sanctioned Nevada brothels.
“Legalizing prostitution makes it’s safer,” people say. “It’s a job just like any other,” people say.
But let’s look at what Jane and the other women experienced in these brothels. And we will see if it seems like a normal job.
The brothels Jane was sex trafficked in—which included well-known, “reputable” brothels like Mustang Ranch (owned by Story County Commissioner, Lance Gilman), Chicken Ranch, and Desert Rose—were usually surrounded by high, barbed wire fences and locked gates that Jane and the other women had no key for. Jane was not allowed to leave, nor even step outside into the locked yard, without asking for permission. When permission was granted for Jane and the women to leave, they were restricted to staying in certain locations and had to disclose where exactly they were going.
Jane Doe was forced to open her mail and her medications in front of brothel staff. At Chicken Ranch, Jane was often denied medication altogether. When Jane Doe was sent jewelry, Chicken Ranch forced her to sell it and took half of the proceeds.
