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Alexi Ashe Meyers is an attorney at Sanctuary for Families in New York City and a former prosecutor in Brooklyn who handled cases of Sex Trafficking and Sex Crimes. She co-chairs the New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition.

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Opinion: Legalizing Prostitution in NYS Would Ignore its True Costs

By Alexi Ashe Meyers and Rebecca Zipkin | May 31, 2019

Prostitution is referred to as ‘the oldest profession’ and a ‘victimless crime.’ It is neither.

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