# Prostitution

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Over 100 properties searched in joint Garda and PSNI anti-prostitution operation

‘Operation Quest’ is being coordinated on both sides of the border to tackle organised prostitution and brothel-keeping.

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May 30th 2012, 12:02 AM

# DSK

Prosecutor launches new Strauss-Kahn gang rape investigation

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn acknowledges being involved in “libertine” activity, but says he never used violence and was unaware of anyone being paid for sex.

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May 22nd 2012, 8:33 AM

# Prostitution

"Women sell sex because they have to," says new campaign

The Ruhama agency has launched a new multimedia campaign which it says “contradicts the glamorous veneer and images used to advertise and normalise prostitution”.

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May 15th 2012, 9:46 AM

# Scandal

New rules for Secret Service after prostitution scandal

Secret Service agents will now be assigned chaperones on some trips to enforce new rules of conduct that clamp down on excessive drinking – even when they’re off duty.

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Apr 28th 2012, 1:43 PM

# Secret Sex

Obama calls Secret Service agents caught in sex scandal ‘knuckleheads’

“What these guys were thinking, I don’t know. That’s why they’re not there anymore.”

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Apr 25th 2012, 10:17 AM

# Scandal

Prostitution scandal: six Secret Service officers lose jobs

And it looks like the scandal may gain even more legs.

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Apr 21st 2012, 8:06 AM

# Prostitution

US agents 'removed' after Colombian prostitute scandal

Eight agents remain on administrative leave over scandal which emerged ahead of President Obama’s visit to Colombia.

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Apr 19th 2012, 8:38 AM

# Embarrassment

US Secret Service agents placed on leave over prostitution scandal

The embarrassing scandal deepens.

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Apr 15th 2012, 7:58 AM

# DSK

Strauss-Khan to be questioned over alleged links to 'prostitution ring'

The former head of the IMF faces questions over his alleged links to a prostitution ring in northern France.

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Feb 19th 2012, 12:46 PM

# Said and done

Nuts and takeaway: The week in quotes

“We’ll pay our dues in full and on time”…

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Feb 12th 2012, 7:00 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Wednesday

In tonight’s Fix: What you need to know about the Finance Bill, latest on the Tallaght drive-by, and the man who’s betting on the Irish economy…

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Feb 8th 2012, 7:54 PM

Voices

Column: Sex workers face brutal abuse. Do we want this to be ‘normal’?

It’s time for legal action on the ‘oldest profession’ – which is far from a necessary evil, writes Denise Charlton.

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Feb 8th 2012, 7:30 PM

# Prostitution

Prostitution programme 'showed the appalling abuse of women' - Taoiseach

Enda Kenny told the Dáil today that the government intends to introduce legislation to clamp down on the prostitution industry in Ireland.

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Feb 8th 2012, 12:25 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

Your evening round-up of the day’s main news…

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Feb 5th 2012, 8:00 PM

# RTÉ

RTÉ to air prostitution documentary originally meant for 'Prime Time Investigates'

An hour-long programme on prostitution will air on Tuesday night, though the ‘Prime Time Investigates’ series remains suspended.

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Feb 5th 2012, 10:55 AM

Voices

Column: I worked as an escort to pay my family’s bills

Jobless and unable to pay for basics, ‘Scarlett O’Kelly’ set up as a call girl in middle Ireland. She told TheJournal.ie about her experiences.

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Feb 4th 2012, 8:40 AM

# Belfast

Belfast: Women arrested in prostitution and human trafficking investigation

Two women have been arrested as part of a PSNI investigation into controlling prostitution and human trafficking in Northern Ireland.

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Jan 20th 2012, 2:46 PM

# China

China executes Filipino drug dealer despite clemency plea

The Phillipine president made an appeal on humanitarian grounds to avert today’s execution.

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Dec 8th 2011, 8:02 AM

# DSK

Strauss-Kahn 'will debunk' new claims linking him to prostitution ring

The former IMF head is embroiled in further controversy days after a police probe into rape allegations was dropped.

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Oct 17th 2011, 9:06 PM

# Prostitution

Shatter publishes report on prostitution legislation

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has published his report into Swedish law criminalising people who purchase sexual services from prostitutes.

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Oct 17th 2011, 4:16 PM

# Human Trafficking

Peru: Police rescue almost 300 women forced into sexual slavery

The Peruvian authorities have rescued almost 300 women they believe are the victims of human trafficking – the youngest girl discovered by police is just 13 years old.

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Oct 5th 2011, 12:15 PM

# Prostitution

Minister for Justice examining advice on criminalising purchase of sex

Deputy Alan Shatter is currently examining the implications of introducing a ban similar to that introduced in Sweden in 1999.

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Oct 3rd 2011, 4:37 PM

Voices

Column: ‘I thought what I was doing was normal’

How do women end up in prostitution? One tells her personal story, and describes her experience in the sex industry.

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Sep 30th 2011, 7:30 AM

# Berlusconi

Berlusconi accused of persuading witness to lie

From victim to suspect: A Naples judge has turned an extortion case on its head, stating Silvio Berlusconi should be investigated for persuading a witness to lie, while the accused – a Bari businessman – is freed from custody.

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Sep 28th 2011, 9:12 AM

# Prostitution

Law banning purchase of sex "would reduce sex trafficking and prostitution"

Police officers from Sweden and Norway met with members of the Gardaí, the HSE and other organisations to discuss making the purchase of sex illegal in Ireland.

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Sep 27th 2011, 7:30 AM

Voices

Column: Do we have the right to buy or sell sex?

Criminalising people who pay for sex diverts attention from the real victims being exploited, argues Paul Ryan

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Sep 27th 2011, 7:30 AM

# In Demand

Booking about: Irish fans first in line for busy NZ brothels

There has been no waiting around for some Irish supporters.

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Sep 7th 2011, 1:45 PM

# Human Trafficking

Six rescues and four arrests in Belfast human trafficking probe

Officers from the PSNI Organised Crime Branch carry out a major sting on a human trafficking ring in Belfast.

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Aug 24th 2011, 5:33 PM

# Prostitution

Most victims of sex trafficking are African, says support group

Ruhama’s annual report shows that the majority of women they help who were trafficked into Ireland and forced into the sex trade are African.

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Aug 23rd 2011, 8:37 AM

# Prostitution

Prostitution on the rise in Ireland

The number of women here working in the sex industry has increased by 4 per cent, according to an organisation that supports the victims of prostitution.

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Aug 22nd 2011, 8:55 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…

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Aug 22nd 2011, 8:47 AM

Voices

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.

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Aug 7th 2011, 11:04 AM

# Prostitution

Men who pay for sex 'should be prosecuted'

Public health specialist calls for men who buy sex to be prosecuted – but an organisation representing sex workers in Ireland says this is not the best approach.

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Apr 29th 2011, 10:49 AM