Details about the heinous incident emerged as the Ukrainian authorities cracked down on the gang that lured women into prostitution with false advertisements. It turned out that women who were forced to “work” in some countries, including Turkey, were deceived with the promise of legal employment. Here are all the details about the disgusting event…
Ukrainian investigators reported that after trapping women with false advertisements under the name of ‘legal employment’, a criminal gang that forced sex work in some countries, including Turkey, was busted down.
THE WOMAN WHICH IS COMING TO CROSS THE BORDER IS CAUGHT
According to the news of Euronews Turkish based on The Guardian, the authorities announced that as a result of the months-long pursuit, a woman was stopped while she was about to cross the border, and the person who was there and suspected of being a gang leader was also detained. Forensic officials later reported that the suspect’s involvement in the gang was confirmed.
“PROHIBITED JOB OFFER” TRAP
It was stated that the 21-year-old Ukrainian woman, who has a young son to take care of, lost her job due to the war, and will board a plane to Vienna via Hungary and then to Istanbul, where she believes a “legal job offer” is waiting for her.
FEMALE RESCUE, THE gang collapsed
Rescuing the woman who was about to be ambushed at the last moment, authorities arrested the 31-year-old man, who was later suspected of being the leader of the human trafficking ring. It is stated that the gang operating in the Kyiv region recruited and sent defenseless Ukrainian women to Turkey with the claim of ‘finding a legal job’ after the occupation of Russia, and forced the women to sex work there.
CASH, CREDIT CARDS AND DAILY…
A search of the suspect’s home by prosecutors found thousands of dollars in cash, credit cards, some registered in China, and also a diary that kept records of the suspect’s women and their activities in Turkey.
“ESPECIALLY A DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR SINGLE MOTHERS”
“Since the beginning of the war, many women in Ukraine have suffered financial difficulties. Many have lost their jobs. It is a very difficult situation, especially for single mothers,” said Oleh Tkalenko, the chief prosecutor of the Kyiv region, who led the investigation. used the phrases.
Stating that in one of the towns around Kyiv, a gang opened some Telegram channels called ‘meetings’, ‘meet your future husband’ or ‘escort service’ where they recruited women, Attorney General Tkalenko said, “They were taking advantage of the vulnerable situation of women and offering them jobs in Turkey.” made a statement.
Prosecutors said the women were offered to accompany wealthy men at prestigious events. “When the women got there, they were involved in prostitution, that is, they were defrauded,” Tkalenko said.
THE GANG LEADER IS FOLLOWED
In early June, investigators began monitoring the movements and connections of an individual who lived near the capital and who turned out to be the ringleader of the gang. A few weeks later, authorities tracked down one of the victims, a woman from Donetsk, who lived in Kiev and went to the border village of Chop, then to Hungary, then to Austria, where she was boarding a flight to Istanbul.
“DEFENSE SITUATION WAS IN THE MEDIUM”
“We decided to intervene together with the detectives,” said Attorney General Tkalenko, in the information he gave about the operation, “We stopped the woman at the border. Her vulnerability was obvious. Lack of money, a child to look after, general financial difficulties due to the war… The ringleader of the gang we followed bought her tickets. He had given him some money and organized his itinerary. At this point, we arrested the person and searched his so-called ‘office’. Here we found irrefutable evidence.” he said.
WOMEN REGISTERED
Allegedly, the suspect kept records of women in Turkey in a notebook. Under their real names or pseudonyms, there was a list of working days and a price list for each service.
Prosecutors stated that it is not known how many women are currently forced into sex work and how many women are sent to Turkey and other EU countries. The names of at least 10 women were included in the ‘notebook’ of the leader of the human trafficking gang.
“WE WILL COOPERATE WITH OUR TURKISH COLLEAGUES”
Prosecutor Tkalenko said, “In light of the evidence gathered, we suspect that more women are being abused in Turkey at the moment. There are records in the suspect’s notebook. Now we are preparing to cooperate with our Turkish colleagues.” said.
Meanwhile, prosecutors also stated that the woman who was stopped at the border cooperated with the authorities and was ready to testify against the gang leader and others. Human rights organizations state that women and children refugees who have fled from Ukraine to Poland since the invasion of Russia have been targeted by sex traffickers operating alone or in gangs.