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Teenage girls are offering sex for drugs on social networking website Bebo, police say.
Officers said teenagers were using the site to find drug dealers and offer sexual favours in exchange for alcohol and drugs, The Nelson Mail reported today.
Nelson Youth Aid officer Constable Kathy Pomfrett said that while most teenagers used Bebo safely and like a chatroom, a growing number were using it to trade in sexual favours.
Miss Pomfrett said teenage girls are putting nude photos of themselves on the site and offering a range of sexual favours in return for alcohol and drugs ranging from cannabis to methamphetamine.
It was common for teenagers to use the site to discuss where they could get drugs from and where parties would be held, she said.
Detective Constable Aaron Kennaway said the Nelson CIB was well aware that teenagers used the site to swap stories about where they could buy drugs.
He said he was investigating a sexual violation case in Nelson where there was a possibility that the alleged offender had obtained contact details for the young teenage complainant from her Bebo home page.
- NZPA
