It’s safe to say most people think that prostitution is a woman-only activity.  But news from Spain shows that perversity — and profits to be made from trafficking — can also involve men in prostitution.

According to news accounts, 14 Brazilian men were trafficked into Spain over the past several months to work as prostitutes.  Most were located in the vacation island of Majorca, but the trafficking ring placed the men in apartments all over Spain, moving them repeatedly to stay one step ahead of the police.

The accounts of these male prostitutes contain all the elements of modern-day slavery: the use of force, violence, drugs, impossible debts and no ready means of escape.  Drugs, in fact, play an essential role in sex trafficking, both as a means of control and as a “reward” for service.

How were these men treated? Spanish police offered this vivid and repulsive description:

The sex workers were allegedly provided with Viagra, cocaine and other stimulants to help keep them available for sex 24 hours a day. Most of their customers are suspected to have been men.