Doncaster Sex Work: A Look at Survival and Support
2024-09-23
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A new report by Changing Lives examines the experiences of 16 women in Doncaster involved in street sex work.
Survival Sex, Not Choice:
The study focuses on "survival sex," where women exchange sex for basic needs due to vulnerabilities, not coercion. Addiction, a common factor, both pushes women into sex work and hinders escape due to stigma and lack of support.
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Man and woman from Doncaster have been convicted for trafficking
2024-02-28
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A man and woman from Doncaster have been convicted for trafficking a vulnerable woman into the country and forcing her into prostitution. Gheorghe Bonculescu, 27, arranged for the woman's travel to the UK and sold her for sex online, earning him a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for controlling prostitution. Meanwhile, 26-year-old Elena Birovescu deposited cash into her bank account over .....
Pair sentenced after sex 'prisoner' fled to police
2024-02-15
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Two individuals have been handed sentences following their involvement in a heinous crime involving the trafficking and exploitation of a woman into forced sex work.
Gheorghe Bonculescu, 27, residing on Warmsworth Road in Doncaster, received a four-and-a-half-year prison term for his role in controlling prostitution for profit.
Sharing the same address, Elena Birovescu, also 27, receive .....
Doncaster human traffic guilty after forcing woman into sex work
2024-01-25
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A couple from Warmsworth Road, Gheorghe Bonculescu, aged 27, and Elena Birovescu, aged 26, are set to face sentencing at Hull Crown Court on February 12th. Their court appearance follows Bonculescu's admission of guilt to charges of controlling prostitution for financial gain, while Birovescu pleaded guilty to money laundering.
The case stems from events in 2022, during which Bonculescu .....
Police raid South Yorkshire brothels, car washes and nail bars.
2023-12-19
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In a sweeping series of operations targeting car washes, nail bars, and pop-up brothels, South Yorkshire Police apprehended 48 individuals suspected of engaging in organized immigration crime and illicit labor practices. The crackdown resulted in the confiscation of £1,400 worth of counterfeit vapes, the discovery of over 100 cannabis plants, the seizure of £3,000 in cash, and the imp .....