Sex abuse & sham marriages: Reality for Eastern European women trafficked to Scotland
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Women from Eastern Europe are being smuggled into Scotland for sexual exploitation and sham marriages at the hands of human traffickers, according to a new documentary.
Undercover BBC journalist Sam Poling traveled to Slovakia to expose how Eastern European criminal gangs are trafficking young women to Scotland for them to marry third-country nationals, mainly Pakistanis, seeking UK residency.
Number of reported human trafficking victims in Britain surges by 80%
In order to be eligible for UK residency, applicants must marry someone with EU citizenship.
According to Angelika Molnar, who runs Europol’s human trafficking unit, women in countries such as Romania and Slovakia are being persuaded to move to the UK with the false hope of having a well-paid job and accommodation.
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