Foreign women imprisoned in brothels in Northern Ireland
In the past year, Northern Ireland police have rescued women from Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Far East who were imprisoned in homes and forced to work as sex slaves.
Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris detailed the extent of the illegal sex trade at the launch of a new support service to help victims.
The officer said the brothels effectively doubled as prisons.
“They are being held in captivity,” he said.
“They live in fear of awful violence as well. We know an awful lot of violence is inflicted on them by those holding them and there’s the threat of violence either to them or even to their families back home.”
The sex-slave traffic is organised by international gangs and run with the assistance of local criminals.
The Northern Ireland government has instituted a new programme for victims of human trafficking, which will provide accommodation, health care, and counselling services.
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