Global human trafficking roundup (November 16, 2010)
NORTH AMERICA
Florida: A woman who was prostituted by her father was sentenced to five years probation after pleading no contest to a charge of incest. Her father was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of incest, one count of living off of the earnings of prostitution, and 52 counts of possession of child pornography. The case against them began after an undercover detective answered an ad for an escort on Craigslist in December 2008. Investigators said that the father placed the ad and was pimping out his daughter as well as having sex with her himself. LATIN AMERICA
Fiji: A man pleads for leniency on sentencing after being convicted of one count of human trafficking and other crime. He was convicted of bringing women from India into Fiji with a false promise of food packing jobs in New Zealand. But because none of the victims were exploited, his lawyer pleaded court for a lenient sentence. Currently, he is facing maximum 12 years in jail. EUROPE
Finland: A Somali born Swedish national was sentenced 60 days in jail for attempting to smuggle foreign women. He attempted to bring young Somali women from Stockholm to Turku. While woman testified that she paid smuggling fee to the man to come to Finland and traveled without identification, the man claimed that he met her by chance at the airport.Romania: Increasing number of Romanian women are working as prostitutes in Finland. Romania is one of the biggest hub of human trafficking in Europe, according to the report. One advocate in Finland says that as the number of women who are in sex slavery is increasing, the average of their age is becoming younger.
ASIA
Philippines: Immigration officers caught six Indian nationals who were heading to Malaysia. During the interrogation, they admitted that the human trafficking ring based in India facilitated their trip to Malaysia. The Immigration authority said that none of the Indians possessed proper documents. The Indians also will be deported immediately.Cambodia: A journalist investigates Cambodia's child prostitution with a British police. When they walked into the bar and asked for younger girls, the madam brought three or four girls in the age between 12 and 13. And when they asked for children that are even younger, the madam said that she could arranged something with 6 or 7 year old off the premise.
AFRICA
South Africa: The Congress of South African Trade Union discovered a Chinese labor trafficking operation in South Africa. According to the report, 16 Chinese workers are working illegally for a Chinese subcontractor company. The authority also raised the concerned that this is only a tip of the iceberg. In Cape Town, a 72 year old suspected child pornographer was granted bail on Monday. He was arrested after the law enforcement searched his residence and found many evidences of child pornography.
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