Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Underage teens trafficked here as sex workers

YOUNG teens below the legal age of consent are being trafficked into Ireland for sexual exploitation, new figures show.

A cloak of invisibility now surrounds the sex trade, with criminals operating in a "hidden world" in which women are marketed over the internet, according to the support group Ruhama.

During 2007 and 2008, its newly published report stated there were 341 women directly assisted by the group, including 100 women trafficked into Ireland specifically for prostitution, the majority from Nigeria.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/underage-teens-trafficked-here-as-sex-workers-1874315.html

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