Prohibited Sexual Behavior and Sexual Violence

Prostitution: Female Prostitution: Electronic

Telephone Sex

“Telephone sex” became popular in the 1980s with the growing threat of the AIDS epidemic. By calling a certain telephone number, the customer is connected either to a recording of various sexually stimulating texts or sounds (cheap version), or to a live woman engaging him in an individual conversation (more expensive version). The customer’s objective is the same in both cases. He masturbates while listening and ends the phone call once he has reached orgasm. There are various ways of paying for this service; the most common is the use of a credit card. In the case of recordings, the specially priced phone call itself usually suffices as a payment.
Since the women working in this business only use their voices, their ages and their looks are immaterial. However, they must be sensitive to the customer’s fantasies and wishes in order to be successful. Telephone sex is “safe” and convenient for both participants. The women do not have to get sexually excited themselves and can remain emotionally uninvolved. They also do not need pimps, but can work either in their homes or together with other women in a call-in center. For many it is only a part-time job. In the future, the new picture cell phones could add a new dimension to telephone sex.