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September 2005: Sex Trafficking |
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02-Sep-05 | New team targets people-trafficking | The Scotsman | Lothian and Borders Police squad set up to tackle immigration crime. First to concentrate solely on problem. Will be looking for people lured to Scotland on false pretences. | |
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02-Sep-05 | No-one knows how many such workers are in the country | The Scotsman | Lothian and Borders Police are trying to determine how many illegal immigrants are currently in Scotland. Assistant chief constable Tom Halpin said he suspects immigrant workers are being ruthlessly exploited in factories, as crop pickers and as prostitutes. | |
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06-Sep-05 | Cops smash East European vice ring in London | Life Style Extra | Officers from Scotland Yard's Clubs and Vice Unit arrested 38-year-old man today on suspicion of controlling prostitution and trafficking women into the UK for the purposes of sexual exploitation. "Operation Cuero." | |
| 09-Sep-05 | UN Kosovo police arrested for sex trafficking | ISN | UN police and local Kosovo Police Service arrested an international policeman and two local police officers suspected of human trafficking. Amnesty International says the presence of international peacekeepers in Kosovo has been fuelling the sexual exploitation of women and encouraging trafficking. AI claims that UN and NATO troops are using trafficked women and girls for sex and have been involved in trafficking itself. | ||
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12-Sep-05 | Vietnamese immigrant children in desperate straights in the UK | Thanh Nien News | Thanh Nien interview with a representative of ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) | |
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16-Sep-05 | Jail for human trafficker kingpin | BBC News | Viktoras Larcenko, 25, pleaded guilty and jailed for 10 years. "Mastermind" of human trafficking gang who brought Lithuanian girls to the UK and forced into prostitution. Larcenko ran operation with his sister Rita. Rita Larcenko , 20, sentenced to 14 years for conspiracy to traffic in prostitution, conspiracy to kidnap and money laundering. Jason Tai - 15 years for conspiracy to traffic in prostitution, rape and living on prostitution Dan Ket Duong , 45, - 30 months for conspiracy to traffic in prostitution. Salina Abdul-Rahim , 40 - three years for money laundering and exercising control over prostitution. Further details about case given. | |
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16-Sep-05 | CPS continues fight against sex trade traffickers | Crown Prosecution Service | "Viktoras Larcenko, the last member of a gang convicted for smuggling girls from Lithuania in 2003 and forcing them into prostitution with threats and violence. In total the gang received 51 years. So far this year the Crown Prosecution Service has prosecuted four similar human trafficking cases and seen 15 individuals convicted. The majority of cases concern trafficking into forced prostitution from Eastern Europe. Traffickers have been of Albanian, Kosovan, Macedonian and Lithuanian origin and some of the female victims are Russian, Estonian and Lithuanian. A further three cases and six defendants are awaiting trial. It is believed that human trafficking is the third most profitable activity for organised crime after drugs and arms dealing." Further details given. | |
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17-Sep-05 | Chance escape leads to jailing of Lithuanian sex trafficker | Guardian Rosie Cowan |
Viktoras Larcenko | |
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18-Sep-05 | Disgraced sheriff admits paying for sauna | The Scotsman Richard Gray |
Glasgow Hugh Neilson allegedly admitted paying for sex at sauna. Neilson found in waiting room of "sauna" during raid by police investigating sex trafficking. Neilson had been a permanent sheriff since 1996, earning £113,121 in Hamilton's children's court. He is now working for Glasgow legal firm Harper Macleod as a litigation consultant. |
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18-Sep-05 | Grim tide of young sex slaves | Sunday Mail Billy Paterson |
Police crackdown on sauna and brothel owners aimed at stamping out human trafficking from eastern Europe and Asia into Scotland's sex trade. Details about Sunday Mail investigations in 2004. Vice trade estimated at £11million. | |
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20-Sep-05 | Brother and sister jailed for sex-trafficking | ic South London Marie Fletcher |
Viktoras Larcenko (See above) Details regarding victims and police statements. |
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| 23-Sep-05 | Slavery is no longer black, white | US Marine Corp Lance Cpl. R. Drew Hendricks |
"In light of the Corps zero tolerance stance no Marine, Sailor or civilian Marine will ever participate in any crime associated with trafficking in persons, no matter how small the association. Doing so will result in severe punishment. Even small crimes, not usually associated with human trafficking, aid in the spread of it. Crimes such as buying or soliciting prostitution are condoning this human slave trade." | ||
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30-Sep-05 | Police free 19 in massage parlour raid | ITN |
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Birmingham Cuddles massage parlour |
| 'Sex slaves' rescued in massage parlour raid | Telegraph |
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| Sex Trafficking: Amnesty welcomes Birmingham police crackdown, but UK must do more to protect victims | Amnesty Press Statement |
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| 30-Sep-05 | Factfile: Sex trade trafficking | BBC News | |||
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