Brothel owner Wayne Baker ordered to pay £135,000 – BBC News
“A man who lured girls as young as 14 into prostitution has been ordered to pay more than £135,000 from his assets or face another three years in jail.” Full story BBC News, 8th July 2010 Source:...
View ArticlePreston brothel closed – UK Border Agency
“New powers to close down brothels were used for the first time in the North of England on 9 July, by our officers.” Full press release UK Border Agency, 12th July 2010 Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
View ArticleNine jailed after girl forced into prostitution – The Independent
“Nine men have been jailed after a 14-year-old girl was preyed upon and forced into prostitution.” Full story The Independent, 3rd August 2010 Source: www.independent.co.uk
View ArticleUK brothel users escape crackdown on forced prostitution – The Guardian
“Men who use brothels are escaping a new law intended to crack down on the coercion of women into prostitution, the Guardian has learned.” Full story The Guardian, 18th August 2010 Source:...
View ArticleSex trafficking gang offered to sell young virgins to wealthy Arabs – The...
“An Iranian gang who tried to sell young female virgins to wealthy Arabs charging up to £150,000 a girl, was jailed for sex trafficking and prostitution today.” Full story The Guardian, 14th September...
View ArticleFather and son convicted of trafficking women into UK prostitution – The...
“A father and son were today convicted of trafficking women into Britain from Romania and forcing them to work as prostitutes.” Full story The Guardian, 18th January 2011 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
View ArticlePaedophile cult leader convicted for ‘satanic’ rape campaign – The Guardian
“A man has been found guilty of leading a ‘satanic’ sex cult from his home in a small Welsh town. Colin Batley, 48, of Kidwelly, west Wales, presided over a group that preyed on young children and held...
View ArticleProstitution ring boss Thomas Carroll faces £1.9m order – BBC News
“A man who ran an international prostitution ring has been told to hand over nearly £2m of his criminal profits or face another 10 years in jail.” Full story BBC News, 14th March 2011 Source:...
View ArticleHome Office urged to halt deportation of Ghanaian sex trafficking victim –...
“A charity is calling on the Home Office to halt the forced deportation of a trafficked Ghanian woman who was forced into prostitution and who is HIV positive.” Full story The Guardian, 1st April 2011...
View ArticleDuncan Smith to warn of threat from human trafficking – BBC News
“Iain Duncan Smith is to warn about the threat posed by human trafficking as the think tank he founded launches a review of efforts to combat slavery.” Full story BBC News, 15th June 2011 Source:...
View ArticleHuman trafficking victims will not be treated as criminals, says CPS – The...
“Women and children who it is suspected have been trafficked into the UK should no longer be treated as criminals, according to new guidance to prosecutors issued by the Crown Prosecution Service.”...
View ArticleAuthorities failing to enforce law aimed at tackling sex with trafficked...
“The failure of police and prosecutors to enforce a law that criminalises men who pay for sex with trafficked women is jeopardising the attempt to tackle human trafficking into Britain.” Full story The...
View ArticleLoner jailed for preying on girls – The Independent
“A dangerous loner who preyed on young girls and threatened to burn down one teenage victim’s family home was jailed indefinitely today.” Full story The Independent, 8th November 2011 Source:...
View ArticleRegina v Barnett – WLR Daily
Regina v Barnett; [2011] EWCA Crim 2936; [2011] WLR (D) 385 “In relation to proceedings in which a defendant’s benefit from general criminal conduct was assessed the court was ‘entitled’ to make the...
View ArticleCall for change in law to protect prostitutes from violent crime – The Guardian
“A series of gang attacks on brothels in east London has triggered calls for changes to the prostitution laws after victims who reported knifepoint robberies said they ended up being threatened with...
View ArticleRegina v Court and another – WLR Daily
Regina v Court and another: [2012] EWCA Crim 133; [2012] WLR (D) 27 “The ingredients of the common law offence of keeping a disorderly house required that the services provided were open to members...
View ArticleProstitution ring head Thomas Carroll to hand over £1.9m – BBC News
“A man who ran an international prostitution ring will have to hand over £1.9m of his criminal profits after losing a court appeal.” Full story BBC News, 23rd March 2012 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleCarlisle takeaway boss jailed for child sex – The Independent
“A takeaway boss has been jailed for 15 years after paying under-age girls for sex and inciting others to become child prostitutes.” Full story The Independent, 15th May 2012 Source:...
View ArticleTelford brothers convicted of child sex offences – BBC News
“Two brothers from Telford have been found guilty of 25 counts of sexual offences against young girls.” Full story BBC News, 8th August 2012 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleDerby men jailed after paying children for sex – BBC News
“Eight men who preyed on ‘vulnerable’ underage teenage girls for sex have been jailed for up to seven years.” Full story BBC News, 24th September 2012 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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