David Strecker, aka Cuba Dave, will begin trial Wednesday for accusations that he violated Costa Rica's Sex Tourism Law by "promoting the country as a destination for sexual tourism."
David "Cuba Dave" Strecker is set to finish out a full year in preventive prison for allegations of promoting sex tourism in Costa Rica. He says he was officially charged Thursday for the first time.
"Cuba Dave," who became known for his Internet publications that detailed the Costa Rica sex and prostitution scene, has been given an extended preventive prison sentence that will run at least until 2016, after initially getting a two-month sentence in September.
Costa Rican judges could set an interesting precedent on Monday when they decide whether or not to charge 65-year-old David Strecker, aka "Cuba Dave," under a new and previously untested law that aims to clean up the country's image as a sex tourism haven.
Costa Rica’s Tourism Ministry and PANIAMOR Foundation on Wednesday disclosed the first results of an online strategy to fight Costa Rica’s image as a child sex tourism destination.
Costa Rican authorities say that the man known as "Cuba Dave" has been illegally promoting the country as a haven for sex tourism, despite a 2012 law that forbids attracting people to Costa Rica for the exploitation of prostitution.
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