AIDS Hotline Phone Number Rings Up Sex Line

A bookmark distributed by the Missouri Department of Health not only teaches teens and children about HIV and AIDS, it also provides a phone number that patches them into a hardcore sex hot line.

Missouri resident Lori Felzien said she found out about the hot line when her sixth-grade son dialed the number printed on a bookmark he received during a health lesson at his elementary school.

She said the boy handed her the phone and said, "Mom, listen to this". Her reaction? "We've got to get these cards out of these kids' hands".

Apparently, the toll-free number once belonged to Teens Teaching AIDS Prevention, part of a nonprofit project. But the AIDS hot line went out of service about a year ago and as luck would have it, a sex hot line has since taken over the number.

She contacted the school and the Health Department, which is also listed on the bookmark. They say the department approved a series of bookmarks on different topics but it was several years ago.

The health department says it didn't know the AIDS hot line no longer existed and is contacting schools to stop distribution.

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