Auckland University social researcher Natalie Thorborn has released the disturbing findings into the plight of underage sex workers saying it is much more common than people think.
NZ Herald reports girls just 12 years old were often groomed by boyfriends who eventually forced them into a situation where they had no option but to sell their bodies.
In some instances even parents were selling their own children for sex.
A 9-year-old girl was tied to her bed by her mother and forced to have sex with men.
