Court told of forced prostitution
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The woman, 21, told Cardiff Crown Court she was forced to work in three city brothels by an Albanian gang who threatened to kill her if she ran away. Gjergj Mungiovi-Cuka, 19, of Caldicot, is accused of trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation. He denies the charge. A second man Akil Likcani of Cathays, Cardiff, has already pleaded guilty to trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation and controlling a prostitute for gain and will be sentenced after the trial. A third man known as ‘Benny’ remains at large. The court has heard how the Albanian men bought the woman in London for £5,000 after she was smuggled into Britain from the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in January, by a man she knew only as Nick. The woman, who had been working as a prostitute in Lithuania, was brought to Cardiff and forced to work in three brothels - Executive Sauna in Whitchurch road, No 19 in Bute Street and finally Abygale’s massage parlour in Woodville Road. More : news.bbc.co.uk |