Simon Dempsey (39) and Chen Rong (33) Both Simon Dempsey and Chen Rong have been charged for facilitating the UK arrival of Chinese girls for sex trafficking purposes. Dempsey, a former Police Service of Northern Ireland officer, acted as the enforcer while Rong acted as the "controller of the brothels". A group of 6 girls were rescued in Belfast & Londonderry, Northern Ireland. These girls were trafficked from China through a Chinese Mafia ring and have since been forced to work as sex slaves in England and now Northern Ireland. This operation has been a long time in the planning and have numerous partner agencies involved in bringing women over from China to work all across Europe. In this particular Northern Ireland case, the women were told they would be working as nannies/babysitters in the UK. Both Dempsey and Rong are now awaiting a final sentence.
Location
United Kingdom · Belfast & Londonderry, Northern Ireland · 2009
(location generalized to protect survivors) Response & intervention
Local Police detectives and Police Service of Northern Ireland officers worked together to free the ensalved females and to capture any suspected criminals. They are now working on shutting down the larger sex trafficking ring the brothels were a part of.
The brothels have been shut down in both Belfast and Londonderry and Police are now working to intervene in the larger prostitution ring these brothels were a part of. In order for police force to further intervene, Chen Rong was temporarily released to help police in investigating the widespread UK trafficking ring the brothels were linked to.
The victims are being cared for under arrangements funded by the government with support from the Police Service and delivered by Women's Aid Federation (NI) and the Migrant Helpline.
Police, Women's Aid Federation (NI) and the Migrant Helpline.
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