Britain Seriously Underestimates Amount of Child Sex Slaves
After a nationwide crackdown on human-trafficking in Britain, it seems as though the over 500 brothels recently raided by police (most situated in residential areas) have prompted the Home Office to publish a new assessment of the seriously underestimated 2003 human-trafficking figure, which stated that only 4,000 trafficked women are actually in Britain.
In the article by the TimesOnline UK entitled "Raids on brothels highlight the scale of trade in humans" having once been dominated by red-light areas and massage parlours, prostitution is controlled increasingly by organised gangs that bring women into the country and coerce them into sex slavery.
Pentameter has carried out raids on 542 brothels, resulting in more than 300 arrests and the seizure of £400,000 in suspected criminal assets.
ernon Coaker, the Home Office Minister, said: “Trafficking has changed everyone’s perception of what is happening in prostitution. It is nothing less than modern-day slavery and, with its connections to organised crime, it is a priority for the Government and the police service.”
Written by: William Mac
