illegal prostitution

Two men arrested for human trafficking

Apr 3 '19 08:17

The police arrested two men in De Bilt and Zeist on Monday morning. They are suspected of human trafficking at two addresses in Utrecht. The two involved houses were placed on lockdown by the municipality last year, the police said in a statement.

According to the police, the 63-year-old man from De Bilt and 59-year-old man from Zeist rented two properties in Utrecht where the operated illegal sex establishments and facilitated prostitution. The municipality of Utrecht closed down the two properties when these suspicions were confirmed in November last year.

Police speaking with a prostitute during an undercover operation in Breda, 15 December 2018

Breda escort had toddler waiting in car while she worked

Dec 17 '18 11:50

Crime

The police caught five escorts working without the necessary permits during an undercover operation against illegal prostitution and human trafficking in Breda on Saturday. One of the sex workers had her 2-year-old daughter waiting in the car while she worked, the police said.

Veilig Thuis, the organization that deals with child abuse and domestic violence, was called in after the discovery of the toddler in the car. "The file of this family is known there; Veilig Thuis is working on it", the police said.

New Dutch Gov't formation: What we know so far

Oct 9 '17 19:06

Politics Top Stories

The VVD, CDA, D66 and ChristenUnie are now really very almost done with their government agreement, ChristenUnie leader Gert-Jan Segers said to NOS on Friday afternoon. But he thinks the four parties will have to meet again on Monday.

There will be no meetings over the weekend. The ChristenUnie respects the Sunday rest. "And on Saturday I have other plans", Segers said to the broadcaster.

Human trafficking targeted in new plan to prosecute pimps, unlicensed escort firms

Oct 9 '17 12:00

Crime Politics

Unlicensed escort agencies and pimps in the Netherlands will soon face criminal prosecution, according to agreements made by the VVD, CDA, D66 and ChristenUnie in their government formation talks, RTL Nieuws reports. The new government wants a harsher approach to illegal prostitution as part of the fight against human trafficking, sources confirmed to the broadcaster.

Under current Dutch law, illegal prostitution companies can get an administrative fine for working without a license. In the future they will face criminal prosecution, with prison being a possible punishment.

Three Amsterdam Airbnb rentals used as pop-up brothels

Sep 22 '17 10:50

Crime

Last year the municipality of Amsterdam found illegal prostitution in three Airbnb rentals during checks, the municipality said in answers to questions from PvdA city councilor Dennis Boutkan. This problem in Amsterdam is much smaller than in Great Britain, where the police recently warned homeowners of a growing trend, AT5 reports.

Amsterdam police, healthcare team up to help sex trafficking victims

May 18 '17 12:55

Crime Health

The police and various healthcare institutions in Amsterdam are teaming up to help the victims of so-called loverboys by giving then psychological and legal aid. The goal is to make the police more accessible to girls who want to get out of the clutches of their "loverboy," a reference to specific types of pimps, Het Parool reports.

Five arrested in Zeeland illegal prostitution ring

Jul 29 '16 16:20

Crime

Five men were arrested in Middelburg, Zeeland on Tuesday on suspicion of organizing illegal prostitution, human trafficking and forced prostitution, the police said in a statement on Friday.

Two arrested in illegal prostitution raid

May 11 '16 10:10

Crime

The police and customs raided cafe Marcelino in Vught as part as an investigation into illegal prostitution on Tuesday. Two suspects were arrested

Vice crime pumps over €2.5 billion into Netherlands economy

Apr 5 '16 11:30

Business Crime

Criminal activities involving drugs, illegal prostitution, illegal gambling and similar crimes contribute about 2.7 billion euros to the Netherlands' economy a year. That means that criminal activities account for about 0.4 percent of the Dutch economy, according to an estimate by Statistics Netherlands at the request of broadcaster RTL Z.

Court: Cities may shut massage parlors over trace sex evidence

Jan 19 '16 12:35

Business Crime

The Amsterdam mayor rightly closed down the Azie Massage Center in Rijnstraat after traces of sperm was located, the court in Amsterdam ruled. Following this ruling, a number of Dutch cities are investigating and closing massage parlors who illegally provide their clients with so-called "happy endings".

Massage parlour: “Two drops of semen” doesn’t prove prostitution claim

Jan 11 '16 16:20

Business Crime

Massage parlor Mei Massage on Rozengracht in Amsterdam is taking the municipality to court to challenge its findings that the parlor is being used for illegal prostitution. According to the massage parlor, the discovery of "two drops of semen" does not prove prostitution

Amsterdam shuts down massage parlours over backroom prostitution claim

Jan 6 '16 09:17

Business Crime

Amsterdam closed eight massage parlors late last year after evidence was found indicating that they were used for illegal prostitution. Eight more massage parlors were told they have to close

Underground prostitution on rise in Utrecht after window closure

May 28 '15 12:42

Crime

Illegal prostitution is on the rise in Utrecht after the municipality closed the prostitution zones in Zanpad and Hardebollenstraat in 2013.

Tax cheat prostitutes draw Finance Sec's ire

Nov 21 '14 08:29

Business

Sex workers who work without a contract with the government will soon have the tax authorities after them. State Secretary Eric Wiebes of Finance made this promise in a letter to the Second Chamber.

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