Politics · 4 hours ago
Stormont Inquiry Calls for Ban on Websites Advertising Prostitution
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A Stormont inquiry has called for websites advertising prostitution in Northern Ireland to be banned, saying human trafficking is hiding in plain sight online. The cross-party report found women forced into sex work were advertised as independent escorts, drugged before appointments and moved between cities every day. It said 95% of trafficked women and girls were brought for sexual exploitation, and urged criminalising site operators.
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