Sex Trafficking Victim

Sex Trafficking and Prostitution
in the
 United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland



Northern Ireland 2005

 

TOP MARCH
06-Mar-05 Spence 'the untouchable' Belfast Telegraph
Sunday Life

 

Prostitution
UDA (Loyalist paramilitary) leader alleged to run prostitution rings with impunity from British in exchange for counter-intelligence.
30-Mar-05 Assets 'must fund victim support' BBC News   Prostitution
Durkan (SDLP) comments. Assets Recovery Agency investigates paramilitary-run organised crime: prostitution to protection rackets.
TOP APRIL        
16-Apr-05 Bang-bang, bling-bling; Northern Ireland The Economist   Prostitution
Loyalist paramilitaries running prostitution rings.
19-Apr-05 Ulster kids targets for prostitution Belfast Telegraph
Brian Hutton
Abstract Prostitution
Northern Ireland's Children's Commissioner Nigel Williams: warning re: criminal gangs / child prostitution in NI.
TOP JULY
27-Jul-05 UDA may step into loyalist paramilitary feud u.tv   According to the National Criminal Intelligence Service, Britain's open borders with Ireland are being exploited in both directions by illegal immigrants. Human trafficking gangs are using low-cost airlines and smaller airports to import illegals to Britain.
TOP OCTOBER
12-Oct-05 UDA sends out strong message with Gray murder

http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqid=8655-qqqx=1.asp
Sunday Business Post   Prostitution
UDA gangster - Jim Gray. "Celebrity gangster in an organisation mired in racketeering, drug dealing, extortion and prostitution, and whose declared war against the IRA was often seen as an afterthought to its criminal empire."
The death of Doris Day Guardian  
16-Oct-05 North Belfast man denies vice charges Belfast Telegraph   Prostitution
Belfast
Dominic Marsella charged with two counts of controlling prostitution between August 31 and October 1 this year. Also faced  third charge of making arrangements for trafficking a woman on September 24 this year.   Out on bail.

See March 2006 (Charges dropped):
'Brothel running' case withdrawn

27-Oct-05 Woman remanded on brothel charge Ireland Online   Prostitution
Belfast
South African, Patience Mumba charged with controlling prostitution for gain and obstructing police after raid at St John's wharf.  3 other women arrested, released without charge.  Police warned court that Mumba would flee to ROI if released.

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