A 20-year-old woman from Seattle is looking for love and a little cash as she sells her virginity in order to help her family pay off debt.
Katherine Stone, 20, told CNN that her family lost their home to a fire in 2014, and due to a lack of insurance, were forced to stay on the property. She then came across an ad for a legal brothel in Nevada and hatched the plan to sell her virginity to the highest bidder.
“It made me think, 'Wow, it's a chance at fixing all that I need to fix,’” she told CNN.
Stone contacted Dennis Hof, owner of seven brothels in Nevada, and signed a contract to sell her virginity to the highest bidder and get half of the proceeds, CNN reports. As of Thursday, the highest bid was $400,000, but Stone hasn’t planned to accept one yet and hopes a connection can be made with the man she chooses.
"I'm waiting for a man who I feel a connection with so that the experience can be special for both of us," she told CNN. "It's really not just about the money."
While many people have criticized Stone's decision, she told CNN that she is aware of the backlash and believes in her right to choose what to do with her own body.
"I obviously value myself. ... I have the right to choose what I do with my body," she said. "And in this troubling economy, do you blame me?"
CNN reported that Stone plans to stay at the brothel for “several years” after losing her virginity and move on to law school in the future.
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