Ten former prostitutes are claiming 1.2 million euro from seven procurers before a court in The Hague.
The claim is part of a criminal case in which seven Hungarian men are accused of sex trafficking, AD reports. Twenty Hungarian women say the men forced them to hand over the money they made in prostitution. The damage claims run from 700 euro to 460,000 euro.
The sex trafficking case is the result of a police raid in April 2011 in the Doubletstraat in The Hague. The police cordoned off the street and talked to 157 prostitutes.
A court decision is expected in December.
(Photo of the Doubletstraat from Google Street View)
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