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The Guardian: London 2012 Olympics crackdown on brothels ‘puts sex workers at risk
Scotland Yard has been accused of endangering sex workers after it emerged that officers were targeting brothels in London’s Olympic boroughs as part of a coordinated clean-up operation ahead of the 2012 games.The Yard’s human exploitation and organised crime command (SCD9) was launched in April last year, bringing together expertise in the fields of clubs and […]
Statement: Sex workers join the Mothers March
For Everyone’s SURVIVAL & WELFARE End Cuts, Poverty & Discrimination Invest in caring not killing We are sponsoring an exciting Mothers March on Saturday 12 March 2011, and very much hope you will join us on it. The March will be followed by a Speak Out (please see leaflet below). This is a brilliant chance for us […]
The Swedish Sex Purchase Act: Claimed success and documented effects
By Susanne Dodillet and Petra ÖstergrenConference paper presented at the International Workshop: Decriminalizing Prostitution and Beyond: Practical Experiences and Challenges. The Hague, March 3 and 4, 2011IntroductionSweden’s criminalization of the purchase of sexual services in 1999 is said to be a unique measure: to only punish those who buy sexual services, not those who sell them. […]
Update: Delay to abuse of Process case
Ms Morris says “I would like to thank everyone who gave their support, either in body or spirit, for my court case on 4 February. It is gratefully appreciated. This is a harrowing time for my family and I, but we are strengthened by knowing that people’s thoughts are with us. The case has been adjourned till […]
Arrested for reporting violence
In February 2011, Ms Lorraine Morris was convicted for “keeping/managing a brothel (SOA 2003). Ms Morris was arrested after she dialled 999 to report a serious attack on a woman in a flat used by her escort agency. Two identifiable men, one with a sawn-off shotgun up his sleeve, threw petrol about, threatening to torch […]
BBC News: Dorset kerb-crawling crackdown ‘endangers prostitutes’
A police force has denied a four-year crackdown on kerb-crawlers has made sex workers more vulnerable to attack by forcing them to move on to other areas.Of the 52 men arrested for kerb-crawling in east Bournemouth in 2006, 18 were charged compared with the 17 arrests and a single charge last year.English Collective of Prostitutes […]
Successful defence of “duress of circumstances” against brothel-keeping charges
In 2010, Ms Finch (R v Finch, Luton Crown Court) was prosecuted for “keeping/ managing a brothel” (SOA 1956). Ms Finch worked collectively with friends at her home, prioritising safety. Following an 18 month public campaign, spearheaded by the ECP, she was acquitted using what is thought to be the only successful defence of its […]
Action Alert: Demand prosecution for brothel-keeping be dropped
Dear friends,We have asked you to write before in support of Sheila Farmer demanding that her prosecution for brothel-keeping be dropped. We ask now if you can please write again.Ms Farmer’s case has been widely publicised: despite her ill health she spoke to 5000 people at the SlutWalk march in Trafalgar Sq on 11 June, a protest […]
Convicted of assisting in the management of a brothel for working in a sauna
In 2010, a woman was convicted of assisting in the management of a brothel for working in a sauna in Birmingham. She worked two days a week and had only been there for six weeks. Despite her minimal involvement in the running of the premises the law on brothel-keeping is so wide-ranging that she was […]