They dismantle in Oviedo a gang of Romanians who were engaged in the sexual exploitation of women

Oviedo

07/17/2023 at 19:28

CEST


The four arrested, three men and one woman, are in prison

The victims were captured by the tactic known as “lover boy”, which consists of recruiting women in their countries of origin, making them fall in love with the purpose of creating a dependency on the pimp.

Blow to sexual exploitation in Oviedo. Agents of the National Police belonging to the Provincial Immigration and Borders Brigade of the Superior Headquarters of Asturias arrested four people on June 13, three men and a woman as alleged perpetrators of crimes against workers’ rights, related to prostitution, money laundering and against public health for having three young South American women forced to practice prostitution in dating flats under threats if they refused to do so.

Victims were targeted by a tactic known as “lover boy & rdquor ;, which consists of recruiting women in their countries of origin, making them fall in love with the purpose of creating a dependency on the pimp, seducing them through deceit, emotional blackmail and coercion and taking advantage of their situation of need or vulnerability.

The detainees controlled all the daily activities of the womenescorting them in their movements out of the flats where they practiced prostitution and were in charge of promoting the services in specialized web pages of Internet contacts.

A part of the profits obtained from the sexual exploitation of women was sent to Romaniacountry of origin of those investigated, through money transfer companies.

The four detainees, once the report by the National Police has been completed, have been placed at the disposal of the Judicial authority, who has ordered his entry into prison.

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The increase in “contact floors & rdquor; where prostitution is exercised favors that they can escape legal control over the activities that are carried out in the homes, being a culture broth to generate situations of sexual and labor exploitation. The victims are generally young foreign women, coming from low social strata and who suffer from a precarious situation or economic need, both themselves and their families in their countries of origin.

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