Crackdown on sex slave rackets

Canberra - Australia promised yesterday to crack down on Asian sex slave rackets, which force girls as young as 13 to work as…

Canberra - Australia promised yesterday to crack down on Asian sex slave rackets, which force girls as young as 13 to work as prostitutes to repay hefty debts. A spokesman for the Justice Ministry said up to 300 Asian women were held captive and forced to work as sex slaves in Australia.

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