Organised prostitution still a major issue

[Arnie]

Ruhama says organised prostitution still a major issue
Updated / Monday, 28 Aug 2017 13:56
Ruhama says prostitution is a multi-million euro criminal enterprise run by organised gangs
Ruhama says prostitution is a multi-million euro criminal enterprise run by organised gangs
Organised prostitution run by criminal gangs remains a major problem in Ireland according to Ruhama, a frontline service working with victims of the crime.

The service has said that of the 92 victims of sex trafficking it worked with last year, 26 were new victims trafficked into the country, mainly by west African, eastern European and Asian criminal gangs.

The organisation is calling on gardaí to prosecute those who use the services of people in prostitution, and for the Government to make people aware that this has been an offence since new legislation was introduced last March.

Prostitution in Ireland is no longer street based but still operates in the shadows, in apartments and homes via the internet.

However, Ruhama says it remains a multi-million euro criminal enterprise run by organised crime.

The victims were trafficked mainly from Nigeria, Brazil and Romania and forced into prostitution by criminal gangs.

The organisation says Chinese criminal gangs also traffic and force people into prostitution, usually using massage parlours as fronts for their operations.

Ruhama CEO Sarah Benson said: "Unscrupulous individuals make money from human misery - moving often vulnerable migrant women in a coordinated fashion from brothel to brothel across Ireland, with a view to satisfying local sex buyers' demands."

The organisation has called on gardaí to implement the legislation and prosecute sex buyers.

It is not aware of any case taken since this was made an offence last March and it says the prosecution of clients would act as a deterrent and damage the criminals' business.

Speaking on the News At One, Ms Benson said it is important that Gardaí enforce the law which criminalises people who purchase sex.

She said they are complex crimes that require resources.

She called on the government to resource the Gardaí to ensure organised prostitution and trafficking are dealt with.

She said: "The government needs to ensure that the correct resources are given to Gardaí to resource the new national protective services bureau and the regional bureaus that are being developed because they have the mandate to deal with organised prostitution and trafficking.

"These are complex crimes that require resources," she added.


So much for the Bill criminalizing clients working

[Floki]

Funny for them to say this shit.
They follow a religion that has been torturing, hunting and killing innocent people for over a thousand years and yet they claim to be all peaceful.

Rhuama always seems to have many figures, but can't show us the proof.
What they say should be ignored as much of what they say, comes from their asses.

[Dom Dunn]

They have no proof they make up stats. That Benson lady is particularly good at telling porkies.However, such an approach fits neatly in with the powers that be, who make things up and lie all the time.
It's part of what they are.It is sad to have to make a living this way totally devoid from the truth and blaming all men and women for the sins of a minority of men and woman who set out to exploit..
And yes woman are often involved intimately in the exploitative aspects of the industry.

[meatloaf2]

There is some truth to what is being said here by Ruhama. I have come across it and and have had run-ins with some of the gangs too.
Its happening.

[Forceuser]

There is some truth to what is being said here by Ruhama. I have come across it and and have had run-ins with some of the gangs too.
Its happening.

Sure you have
Where you wearing your bedsheet as a cape when it happened

[meatloaf2]

Sure you have
Where you wearing your bedsheet as a cape when it happened

This is a serious matter and not to be made fun off, if you got nothing better to add then why bother, its just typical of you.

[Johnboy2]

Funny for them to say this shit.
They follow a religion that has been torturing, hunting and killing innocent people for over a thousand years and yet they claim to be all peaceful.

Rhuama always seems to have many figures, but can't show us the proof.
What they say should be ignored as much of what they say, comes from their asses.

What has a persons religion got to do with it. Your statement is about as valid as theirs. How do you know what religion if any they follow.
No one can deny that there are some people trafficked in the sex industry but making it a crime to pay for sex will do nothing to stop this. It would be much easier to deal with it if prostitution was legalised then the authorities could check tax status and working permits for those involved.
Trafficking is not confined to the sex industry there have been a number of convictions both in the UK and Ireland where people were kept as modern day slaves. Unfortunately there will always be some exploitation of the weaker in society all we can do is report our suspicions to the Gardai.

[Forceuser]

What has a persons religion got to do with it. Your statement is about as valid as theirs. How do you know what religion if any they follow.
No one can deny that there are some people trafficked in the sex industry but making it a crime to pay for sex will do nothing to stop this. It would be much easier to deal with it if prostitution was legalised then the authorities could check tax status and working permits for those involved.
Trafficking is not confined to the sex industry there have been a number of convictions both in the UK and Ireland where people were kept as modern day slaves. Unfortunately there will always be some exploitation of the weaker in society all we can do is report our suspicions to the Gardai.

Because this is ireland.We have a long history of being bullied by the church and their zealot followers.
Do you really think these people would let prostitution become legal?
They campaigned for this bill,not to have prostitution legalized

[Johnboy2]

Because this is ireland.We have a long history of being bullied by the church and their zealot followers.
Do you really think these people would let prostitution become legal?
They campaigned for this bill,not to have prostitution legalized

This is not the Ireland of today. We have a Taoiseach that is gay a President who is an atheist and according to the last census less than 60% of the population are practising Catholic. Yes this is a country that was ruled for decades by the church but not anymore. The first country in the world to vote for same sex marriage. If you want to see a region ruled by bigots Northern Ireland is a perfect example thankfully the republic is nothing like that.

[nibb]

Prosecuting sex buyers is not going to have any effect wats so ever on organised crime it's just media attention
And in realition to rhuhama they are an off shoot of the Catholic Church if you dig in to their funding and supporters you would be quite surprised and a lot of their statements are dubious