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# sex trafficking

This year
2023
# Human Trafficking
US Government finds Ireland is failing to convict traffickers or support their victims
Ireland has not convicted any traffickers in the last year, a US State Department has found.
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Jun 16th 2023, 11:39 AM
# Human Trafficking
Rise in sex trafficking victims seeking help in Ireland as State is failing on key reforms
Demand for the sex trade is on the rise in Ireland, a charity that works with victims has found.
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Jun 16th 2023, 9:00 AM
# jeffrey epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell lodges appeal against sex trafficking conviction
Maxwell’s lawyers have said they will appeal based on ‘errors’ by the trial court and the US government.
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Mar 1st 2023, 7:38 AM
Last year
2022
# sex trafficking
Victim hopes to find out how Maxwell and Epstein committed crimes for so long
Maxwell looked straight ahead and showed no emotion as judge Alison Nathan passed sentence in front of a packed public gallery.
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Jun 29th 2022, 9:11 AM
# maxwell
Ghislaine Maxwell lawyers request retrial after sex trafficking conviction
Maxwell was convicted of trafficking teenage girls for sex after a three-week trial in New York.
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Jan 20th 2022, 9:41 AM
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# US Courts
Ghislaine Maxwell jury must work through new year’s holiday if they do not reach verdict
It was the latest sign that a verdict was not near in the month-long trial.
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Dec 29th 2021, 6:15 PM
Voices
Opinion: 'It's like a war has ended and you don’t know who you are anymore'
Mia de Faoite documents the horror and abuse that come with prostitution and trafficking and says society must not forget these women.
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Dec 4th 2021, 7:00 PM
# New York
Ghislaine Maxwell 'served up' girls for sex to Epstein, sex trafficking trial hears
The British socialite is the ex-girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Nov 29th 2021, 9:21 PM
# New York
Closing arguments under way in R Kelly sex trafficking trial
The singer has been accused of sexually abusing girls, boys and young women.
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Sep 23rd 2021, 8:21 AM
R Kelly to be moved to New York ahead of trial in summer over alleged sex trafficking
The singer has been held in Chicago where he faces a separate trial.
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Apr 15th 2021, 10:29 PM
# New York
US prosecutor says Prince Andrew has 'falsely' claimed he tried to help sex trafficking investigation
Lawyers for the prince had said the royal had offered assistance at least three times this year.
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Jun 8th 2020, 10:06 PM
# jeffrey epstein
What we know so far: Jeffrey Epstein's death and the case that was building against him
The billionaire was due to go on trial before his death on Saturday.
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Aug 14th 2019, 9:30 PM
# jeffrey epstein
US hedge fund billionaire Jeffrey Epstein charged with sex trafficking minors
Epstein was convicted previously of paying young girls for sexual massages at his mansion.
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Jul 8th 2019, 6:42 PM
# New York
US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein arrested on sex trafficking charges, local media report
Epstein, a wealth hedge fund manager, was arrested at a New Jersey airport yesterday after arriving from Paris.
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Jul 7th 2019, 3:22 PM
# Human Trafficking
US report criticises Ireland's 'insufficient efforts' to tackle human trafficking
The report published by the US State Department noted Ireland’s use of direct provision centres to accommodate ‘traumatised victims’.
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Jun 20th 2019, 7:32 PM
# Trafficking
23 trafficking victims who came from abroad helped by Immigrant Council of Ireland last year
That’s according to the Council’s impact report for 2018, which has been published today.
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May 29th 2019, 6:20 AM
# Trafficking
Report on Ireland's sex industry: 'Highly organised, thriving in every county'
A report compared the legislative approaches in six EU countries to tackling human trafficking in prostitution.
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Nov 13th 2018, 6:10 AM
# sex trafficking
Children are being trafficked into Ireland by their own families for exploitation by the sex trade
The majority of the ringleaders of child trafficking into the EU are female according to Europol.
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Oct 19th 2018, 9:01 AM
# ruhama
Irish service supported 109 people affected by sex trafficking last year
The nationalities that had the highest access rate to Ruhama’s casework service were Nigerian (63 cases) and Irish (41)
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Jun 18th 2018, 1:57 PM
# Allison Mack
Smallville actress charged for alleged sex trafficking role in cult-like group
Women were recruited to the purported self-help group which forced them to have sex with its leader.
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Apr 21st 2018, 6:01 PM
# Allegations
Harvey Weinstein sued for alleged 'sex trafficking' in Cannes
Aspiring British actress Kadian Noble has accused Weinstein of inviting her to a hotel room in France and sexually assaulting her.
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Nov 28th 2017, 7:05 AM
# ruhama
'Most prostitution here is run by organised crime gangs': Irish service helped 92 victims of sex trafficking in 2016
Ruhama worked with 304 women of 37 nationalities last year.
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Aug 28th 2017, 12:41 PM
# trafficking allegations
Mother accused of forcing woman to have sex with men is acquitted over 'conflict in the evidence'
Joy Imasogie had pleaded not guilty.
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Jan 31st 2017, 4:28 PM
# Human Trafficking
Man due in Dublin court as part of four-year sex trafficking probe
In 2012, gardaí identified a number of Polish women as victims of sexual exploitation.
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Oct 29th 2016, 3:36 PM
# Exploitation
'One woman didn't even know she was in Ireland': The reality of being sold for sex
Women are trafficked across countries and continents – some having been sold by family members or friends.
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Oct 17th 2016, 7:30 PM
# Thailand
US authorities charge 17 people with sex trafficking of hundreds of women
“The 17 people charged in this indictment ran a highly-sophisticated sextrafficking scheme,” a US attorney said.
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Oct 6th 2016, 6:10 AM
# turn off the red light
'The ugly truth about prostitution is that without various forms of force it would collapse'
Former sex workers are calling on the government to pass the Sexual Offences Bill which would make buying sex illegal.
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Sep 18th 2016, 11:55 AM
# Trafficking
Woman forced to work in Irish brothel to 'repay her debt'
It was the group’s second busiest year since it began working in the area a decade ago.
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Jan 11th 2016, 4:45 PM
# sex trafficking
'This Christmas Day there will be women in brothels around the country'
Prostitution charity Ruhama found an increase in the women accessing its services last year.
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Dec 7th 2015, 12:17 PM
# Spain
Sex traffickers 'controlled victims using voodoo'
They resorted to “traditional Juju voodoo practices, including animal sacrifices” to control their victims.
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Jul 27th 2015, 2:45 PM
# Prostitution
'Sex trafficked teens promised new life but dream becomes nightmare at Dublin Airport'
The Immigrant Council of Ireland says the past year has been its busiest to date in terms of sex trafficking cases.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 9:57 AM
# Milestone
New law means electronic tagging for some sex offenders
There has been a wide welcome for new offences against child grooming and buying sex.
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Nov 27th 2014, 5:50 PM
# tinder
Clever campaign uses Tinder to tell men about Irish sex trafficking
Have you swiped on this profile?
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Nov 6th 2014, 9:47 AM
# hidden phenomenon
Irish health care professionals are not able to identify sex trafficking victims
A study has found that there are no Irish guidelines to assist health care professionals.
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Oct 14th 2014, 4:17 PM
# Vulnerable
Sex trafficking victims 'in danger of abuse in Direct Provision'
That’s according to agencies who have contacted the Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald.
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Sep 22nd 2014, 6:30 AM
# sex trafficking
FBI rescue 168 children from child sex trafficking and arrest 281 pimps
The arrests were part of a week-long enforcement by the FBI.
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Jun 24th 2014, 11:54 AM
# crime gangs
Gardaí believe sex traffickers use voodoo rituals on their victims
Seven victims of human trafficking were identified in Ireland over the past 48 hours.
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Jun 12th 2014, 6:09 PM
# Prostitution
EU Commissioner calls for continued pressure by police to combat sex trafficking
Cecilia Malmström made the call in a pre-recorded address to a major conference of trafficking experts being held in Dublin.
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Mar 27th 2014, 6:30 AM
# Human Trafficking
Couple who ran London prostitution ring to be sentenced today
Officers found 120 phones, 50 Polish identity cards and £24,000 in cash in the home of a couple who admit forcing women into prostitution.
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Dec 9th 2013, 2:13 PM
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