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Whoever, by promises, threats, violence or by any device or scheme, causes, induces, persuades or encourages—\n(1) a person to become an inmate of a house of prostitution, or procures for a person a place as inmate in a house of prostitution or as an inmate of any place in which prostitution is encouraged or allowed; or\n(2) an inmate of a house of prostitution, or any other place in which prostitution is encouraged or allowed, to remain therein as such inmate; or\nWhoever, by fraud or artifice, or by duress of person or goods, or by abuse of any position of confidence or authority, procures any person to become an inmate of a house of ill-fame, or to enter any place in which prostitution is encouraged or allowed, or to come into the Virgin Islands or leave the Virgin Islands for the purpose of prostitution; or Whoever receives or gives, or agrees to receive or give, any money or thing of value for procuring or attempting to procure, any person to become an inmate of a house of ill-fame within the Virgin Islands, or to come into the Virgin Islands or leave the Virgin Islands for the purpose of prostitution; or Whoever, knowing a person to be a prostitute—\n(1) lives or derives

-fame within the Virgin Islands, or to come into the Virgin Islands or leave the Virgin Islands for the purpose of prostitution; or Whoever, knowing a person to be a prostitute—\n(1) lives or derives support or maintenance, in whole or in part, from the earnings or proceeds of the prostitution of such prostitute, or from monies loaned or advanced to or charged against such prostitute by any keeper, manager or inmate of a house or other place where prostitution is practiced or allowed; or\n(2) touts or receives compensation for touting for such prostitute—\nshall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; Provided, That whoever induces a person under the age of 18 into becoming a prostitute, or receives compensation for pandering for such minor, shall be imprisoned not less than 2 years. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 5, chapters 313, 405 and 407, Virgin Islands Code, or any other provision of law, imposition or execution of this two-year minimum period of incarceration shall not be suspended; neither shall probation, parole or any other form of release be granted for this minimum period of incarceration.