1.5 La prostitución infantil y sus causas.

La prostitución infantil se debe al abuso de un explotador sexual que por definición es la persona “que se beneficia injustamente de cierto desequilibrio de poder entre  él mismo y una persona menor de 18 de años, con la intención de explotar  sexualmente a esa persona, ya sea para sacar provecho o por placer personal”. Teniendo claro este concepto se puede definir la prostitución infantil como el abuso sexual de un individuo menor de edad, es decir, menor de 18 años en el caso de Guatemala.(5)

Los factores que favorecen a la prostitución infantil se incluyen:
 *  ·           La pobreza: Los ni ñ os pobres son un sector de la sociedad muy vulnerable debido a  que son f á cilmente enga ñ ados por los explotadores sexuales convenci é ndoles de       que ese es un modo f á cil de ganarse la vida ( <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">5)
 * <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT"> ·           <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">Redes de tr <span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica; mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">á <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">fico infantil: El auge de los medios de comunicaci <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">ó <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">n permite la r <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">á <span lang="PT" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:PT">pida <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language: ES-GT">    <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">propagaci <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">ó <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">n de informaci <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">ó <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">n en todo el mundo, lo cual repercute en la explotaci <span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica; mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">ó <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">n <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">    <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">de menos en todo el mundo ( <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">5)
 * <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT"> ·           <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">Crisis humanitarias: Causadas por cat <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">á <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">strofes o por conflictos armados, agravian la <span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">    <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">precaria situaci <span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica; mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">ó <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">n de los ni <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">ñ <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">os por lo cual pueden ser susceptibles a dicho tipo de <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">    <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">abuso. Los ni <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD">ñ <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">os que quedan hu <span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica; mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">é <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">rfanos pueden ser un ejemplo de esto. ( <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"">5)
 * <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT"> ·           <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">Factores familiares: La falta de comunicaci <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">ó <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">n entre la familia, la distancia emocional <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD"> de los padres hacia los ni <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica;mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">ñ <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">os y las relaciones familiares abusivas y no equitativas     son <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language: ES-GT">    <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">parte de los factores que favorecen la prostituci <span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Helvetica; mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">ó <span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD">n infantil y el abuso sexual. ( <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";mso-ansi-language:ES-GT">6)