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Human Rights Watch says some
big-city police forces are putting sex workers at risk by confiscating their
condoms and using them as evidence to support prostitution charges.
The group called a news conference
for Thursday to discuss a new report on the problem, which focuses on police
departments in Washington, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. HRW says
District of Columbia Assistant Police Chief Peter Newsham reacted to the report
by saying that while he is concerned that the practice could discourage sex
workers from carrying condoms, the contraceptives can serve as supplemental
evidence in investigations of prostitution.
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