As Sex Traffickers Prey on Refugees, Ukrainian Women Are Being Forced Into Prostitution

HNewsWire- Ukrainian women escaping the conflict are being targeted for sexual enslavement by criminal gangs, according to a few British media reports. According to UN estimates, 1.5 million people have left Ukraine in the last 11 days alone, predominantly women and children. The first step in a gang’s plan to sway women is to provide them a place to reside. Sex traffickers are trying to pick up girls who are worn out following a long, risky journey, according to police and charity workers in Poland. According to the Daily Mail, sex traffickers are often disguised as “good sanitarian.” The perpetrators are luring women and children away from official checkpoints by promising them safe lodging and transportation, acting as good Samaritans. Human trafficking advocates fear a ‘disturbing surge’ in the number of migrants crossing the border into neighboring countries including Poland,…

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