“A man who lured girls as young as 14 into prostitution has been ordered to pay more than £135,000 from his assets or face another three years in jail.”
BBC News, 8th July 2010
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“A satellite TV installer was jailed for at least 22 years today (4 June) after being found guilty of murdering a prostitute when visiting her for sex.”
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The Independent, 4th June 2010
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“A woman alleged to have driven neighbours out of their homes by her sexual activities has been banned from inviting any men around for the night except for her brothers and the emergency services.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2010
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“A massage parlour boss who offered ‘happy endings’ has been cleared of running a brothel from her bungalow.”
BBC News, 29th April 2010
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“The ex-boss of a Liverpool children’s charity has been jailed indefinitely after admitting the ‘sadistic torture’ of women in a string of sex attacks.”
BBC News, 21st April 2010
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“A 48-year-old mother who ran a ‘busy and successful’ brothel was jailed for three years today.”
The Independent, 16th April 2010
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“Three men from London have become the first to be arrested for using prostitutes under new laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2010
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“Kerb-crawlers can be arrested on their first offence under new laws, Home Office minister Alan Campbell said.”
BBC News, 8th March 2010
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“A couple who ran a multi-million-pound prostitution ring of trafficked young women and girls were behind bars today.”
The Independent, 4th February 2010
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“A police constable who also worked as a prostitute was jailed for 15 months yesterday after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2009
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“The owner of a brothel in the West Midlands has been ordered to pay back £2m under the Proceeds of Crime Act.”
BBC News, 19th August 2009
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“Children forced to work as prostitutes are being deterred from seeking help because of the threat of prosecution, according to a coalition of youth justice groups. Decriminalising the offence of soliciting for those aged under 18 would recognise that they are victims of abuse and aid detectives’ efforts to combat enforced trafficking of foreign children into the UK, the charities claimed. An attempt to alter the law will made in the House of Lords tomorrow, when peers will be urged to support an amendment during the committee stage of the policing and crime bill.”
The Guardian, 1st July 2009
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“New laws making it a criminal offence to have sex with prostitutes controlled by pimps may be too complex to work in practice, police have warned.”
BBC News, 7th April 2009
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“A British military policewoman has been forced to leave the Army after she was allegedly discovered to have been working as a prostitute.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2009
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“New laws to criminalise men who pay for sex with women forced in to prostitution will be virtually unenforceable, the police expert on human trafficking warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2008
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“Harriet Harman was accused of stepping up a ‘witch-hunt’ against sex workers yesterday after she called on members of the Women’s Institute to monitor the small ads in local newspapers – and report those they believe are advertising the services of people trafficked and forced into prostitution.”
The Independent, 26th November 2008
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“Tough new measures will tackle the demand for prostitution by cracking down on sex buyers and kerb crawlers.”
Home Office, 19th November 2008
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“New laws for the oldest profession are designed to ‘punish the punter’ and protect the prostitute. Ben Russell explains Home Secretary Jacqui Smith’s proposals.”
The Independent, 20th November 2008
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“Hundreds of thousands of men who buy sex risk acquiring a criminal record under plans set out today to clamp down on prostitution.”
The Independent, 19th November 2008
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“Paying for sex with prostitutes is expected to become a criminal offence under proposals to be announced this week following a Government review of the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2008
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