In June, a 16-year-old Boston runaway was found beaten in Providence. She was being held against her will in a basement apartment by a 40-year-old convict and alleged pimp. He had her stripping in a local club. In Rhode Island, there is no law that prohibits 16- or 17-year-old girls from stripping. She had a purse full of condoms, indicating she was probably being used in prostitution as well.