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Grand Theft Auto under fire from sex workers

The oft- attacked franchise is now facing scrutiny from an unlikely source: the Sex Workers Outreach Project USA. Even more unlikely is the groups’ call to parents for help. The Sex Workers Outreach Project USA promotes the rights of sex workers, and is therefore opposed to the depiction of the rape and murder of prostitutes, both of which are possible — if not explicitly depicted — within the GTA universe. Throughout the course of the PSP’s Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, players can solicit “services” from prostitutes, although no rape is possible during normal play or alluded to in the storyline.