Police found Julia being exploited in a brothel. She helped bring her abusers to justice but new legislation could silence victims and empower traffickers, experts warn
SOLD FOR SEX
Inside the Romanian human trafficking rings where desperate parents are selling underage daughters to be raped in UK
Investigation
Updated: 18 Dec 2020, 16:02
MAFIA expert Radu Nicolae thought he had heard it all before he sat down with convicted people traffickers in one of Romania’s toughest prisons.
But as he listened to a series of horrifying tales about parents handing over innocent children to pimps intent on selling their bodies in the UK, even he struggled to contain his disgust.
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Romanian girls are bought and sold to be trafficked to the UK and forced into sex work - many are young teenagersCredit: Getty Images - Getty
SOLD FOR SEX
Inside the Romanian human trafficking rings where desperate parents are selling underage daughters to be raped in UK
Investigation
Updated: 18 Dec 2020, 15:45
MAFIA expert Radu Nicolae thought he had heard it all before he sat down with convicted people traffickers in one of Romania’s toughest prisons.
But as he listened to a series of horrifying tales about parents handing over innocent children to pimps intent on selling their bodies in the UK, even he struggled to contain his disgust.
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Romanian girls are bought and sold to be trafficked to the UK and forced into sex work - many are young teenagersCredit: Getty Images - Getty