include (multiple responses allowed); buyers paying less money than promised (72.9%), buyers’ refusal to use condoms (62.9%), and unwanted pregnancies or having sexually transmitted diseases (48.6%). These adolescents also responded that stronger punishment (49.1%) and tough investigation and punishment of illegal ‘random chatting applications’ (12.7%) were needed in order to combat “conditional dating” with youth. Countermeasures such as a mandatory adult authentication procedure are required since smartphone chatting applications have become a hotbed of youth prostitution. 49. According to the Fact-finding Survey on the Environment of Youth Prostitution and Their Human Rights conducted by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea in 2016, out of 103 respondents who are youth victims of sexual traffic, 8.7% responded that they first experienced prostitution at the age of 13 or younger, 57.3% at between 14 and 16 and 32% at 17 or older. The average age of first prostitution was 14.7 years old. The reasons for the first prostitution were “no place to sleep (35%),” “no other jobs (26.2%),” and “because of hunger (25.2%)” which resulted from their situation of running away from home in addition to other reasons (multiple responses allowed) such as “to buy cosmetics/clothing (30.1%)” and “temptation of money (32%).” The fundamental reasons behind youth (girls) starting prostitution are the dismantlement of family relationships and loose social safety net which resulted in the lack of material and human resources. A significant number of youth who were involved in sexual traffic ran away from home or have been neglected that led them to a vulnerable economic and psychological position. Since adults have relative advantages in age, intelligent strength and economic power, it is easy for them to exploit the above-mentioned vulnerable situation of youth. Therefore, many countries such as the United States, Canada and Sweden punish the sexual traffic of youth below a certain age without considering whether the youth have agreed to the act and do not punish the adolescents themselves. 50. Although the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles against Sexual Abuse states that children and juveniles are not punished for the sake of protection and rehabilitation, Article 28 (1-1) of the same law stipulates that they