Four people charged with human trafficking and running brothels
2023-02-23
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Four men have been charged with human trafficking and running pop brothels is Southhampton, Manchester, Bicester and Cardiff. One of the men appeared in court in Southampton, and the other three are due soon.
They are charged with controlling prostitution and arranging or facilitating travel of a prostitute. (This is human trafficking) .....
Arrest made after police raid illegal brothel in Southampton
2022-06-14
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An illegal Southhampton Brothel was raided. Police swooped on the premise to break a Romanian trafficking gang. Further raids were carried out in Leeds, Birmingham, Reading and Oldham. Three men and a woman have been arrested overall on suspicion of human trafficking and money laundering. More than five thousand pounds worth of cash was also seized along with several mobile phones. .....
Everton Fyffe jailed for attacking three Southampton sex workers
2021-05-13
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Everton Fyffe, aged 54, from Southcliff Road, attacked three women in 2020.
He was convicted of causing actual bodily harm, possessing an offensive weapon and false imprisonment following a trial at Southampton Crown Court last month.
Jailing him for six years, Judge Peter Henry said Fyffe had targeted "vulnerable and defenceless" women. .....
Podcast about decriminalizing sex work from Sarah of Decrim Now.
2021-04-30
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I chatted with Sarah from Decrim Now about the laws around sex work and why it's an issue at the moment. We cover the current position (which is partial criminalisation), the Nordic Model (which criminalises the client), and full decriminalisation (which is what sex workers and many big unions and charities are calling for).
As I mentioned in last week's show we would please encourag .....
FKA twigs, Sisters Uncut & more sign letter against criminalising sex work
2021-04-09
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With an amenedment to the unloved Police Bill in parliament, it could happen that the Nordic model is introduced to England. The Nordic model bans the purchase of sex, while 'decriminilising the escort' The Nordic model will also ban advertising sites. There is a fierce battle building up to fight this amendment, and hopfully amend the police bill to fully decriminilise the sexwork. Many .....
Fears grow over sex workers in Portsmouth and Hampshire falling prey to modern slavery
2021-02-15
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There are fears that lockdown has increased the risk to sex workers as a Covid rules have sent the sex trade further underground. There are also worries that sex workers will become ‘debt-bonded’ to ‘exploiters’.
So a new role, funded by Hampshire police and the county’s police and crime commissioner will work to keep sex workers safe - with the aim of showing t .....
Police arrest three men over 'conspiracy to murder'
2020-11-04
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Dark-haired Joanne, 44, was last seen on 5 December 2019 when she travelled back to Southampton from Fareham with a friend.
Although a body has not been found in the hunt for the 'approachable' and 'full of joy' Joanne, police have launched a murder investigation.
Officers from Hampshire Constabulary's Major Crime Team took into custody three men on Monday - a .....
Mums Net thread on sex work by a sexworker
2020-10-11
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For 12 years I worked as an escort, I also did occasional phone & cam work. I varied between working full time and part time, but around half was full time and the other half part time.
I've been put off doing one of these because of how they usually go but I'm always banging on about people making assumptions about sex workers and accepting stereotypes about us so I might as wel .....
Renewed appeal to trace Southampton woman Joanne Sheen
2020-09-03
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MORE than six months after she disappeared, the whereabouts of Joanne Sheen remains a mystery.
Described as “approachable, full of joy and full of life” the 44-year-old was last seen returning from Fareham with a friend on December 5. .....