Sex work is, and has always been, the most dangerous profession. While logging, fishing, and other male dominated industries have more published reports, the rates of injury and death for prostitutes is exceedingly high.
Sexually transmitted diseases are another employment risk that no other sector faces. And sadly, due to legal and moral gray areas, much of the violence and abuse goes unreported. While the exchange of sex for money is not explicitly stated, the expectation is clear. This transactional dating is glamorized on the numerous sites that promote the practice. Photos of beautiful young women on the arms of handsome, silver foxes paint a sexy, enticing picture.
But the reality is often far different. And far darker. They told me about sex positive, female empowerment groups online that let women share warnings about bad men, and advice like how to spot a fake PayPal account. But sometimes, these precautions are not enough. Or a psychopath. Reported sugar baby Mackenzie Lueck paid the ultimate price when she was tragically murdered in Salt Lake City, allegedly by a man she met through a dating app.
A June segment on 60 Minutes Australia interviewed a young woman who said she was abducted and raped by her sugar daddy. Being pressured into taking drugs or engaging in sexual situations outside of their comfort zone is a common complaint among young women involved in monetized dating. But there are more subtle, insidious ways that a toxic man can wreak havoc on the life of a sugar baby.
In October , the New York Times profiled a young woman named Chandler Fowles who had been scammed by a would-be sugar daddy. This man told her he was an investment banker. He convinced her to pay for a hotel room for their rendezvous and cajoled her into inviting a friend for a threesome.
