Sex Trafficking2011
Australia AU
He recruited Thai prostitutes and brought them to Australia on false pretences. The women went over to Australia knowing that they were going to be prostitutes and they agreed to come since they wanted to make money for their children in Thailand to give them a better life. He earned up to $1000 a day from the women and only gave them $20 for their expenses and use of a room. The women had to work whether they wanted to our not and do things that they did not feel comfortable doing, he would became verbally abusive towards them and threatened them that he was their visa sponsor and they could not leave. He deceived them about the amount of hours they would work and how much money they would earnHe pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking, it totally he received five years for human trafficking, with 22 months non-parole period. http://www.law.uq.edu.au/documents/humantraffic/case-reports/dobie.pdf
Sex Trafficking2006
Australia AU
Mr. Dobie tried to recruit 4 women under false pretenses from Thailand. 2 arrived in Australia, expecting to work in the sex industry,but upon arrival, both were forced to have sex with clients for whom Mr. Dobie received the money. Upon asking to leave this work, they were told they would be arrested if they left, as he was their vias sponsor. The police arrested him, He was charged with and later pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in persons (deceptive recruitment),4 counts of presenting false information to an immigration officer,and one count of dealing in the proceeds of crime.
Forced Labor2011
Australia AU
The victim was asked by a school friend to move into her apartment with her boyfriend (the trafficker) after the victim had a fight with her family. When the victim moved in the couple forced the teenager into prostitution so they could pay their rent. She was told that if she didn’t do this she would be on the streets. Using a credit card the man put 2 advertisements in a Brisbane paper and then drove the girl to appointments of people who responded. In the span of the week she had 5 sexual encounters, one with a 25 yr old woman and the others with men aged between 40 and 60. She earned $4500 for the couple but received only a free room in the apartment and buckets of chicken nuggets.