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Sex Trafficking in Mar de Plata (2009)

A sex trafficking case from 2009 in Mar de Plata, Argentina.

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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?

What happened

Victim was picked up by a man claiming to be her "cousin". Then sent to a brothel.

Response and intervention

Federal investigation for the prosecution of the trafficker is on going. Federal police intervened and rescued the victim. Unknown. Specifics unknown, although Alerta Vida was involved in the services.

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