Sex Slavery, Prostitution, & Rape Rampant in Kosovo
Derek CHAPPELL, Spokesperson Police Raid Brothel In Prizren
A teenage Moldavian woman called UNMIK Police in Prizren last week with a
plea for help. She had been �bought� by the owner of a caf�-bar who forced her
to work as a prostitute for two months. She was able to escape and contacted the
police. She was provided with shelter and support while an investigation was
conducted.
On the 15th of May, a raid was conducted on the caf�-bar and the 26 year-old
K-Albanian owner was arrested. A second Moldavian woman was found and rescued
from sexual slavery.
Two Suspects Arrested For Rape Of Teenager
Two K-Albanian men are in custody and a teenage K-Albanian woman is receiving
treatment after a brutal attack, during which she was kidnapped and raped twice
while being held prisoner.
The 18 year-old was forcibly abducted in Pristina by three men on May 10th.
She was then driven to a location north of the city where she was held for
almost 48 hours. During her captivity, two of the men raped her repeatedly.
The men released her after threatening her if she reported the crime to the
Police. However, she did report the incident.
Two of the suspects, K-Albanian men ages 21 and 22, have been identified and
arrested by UNMIK Police.
Human Traffickers Arrested
An attempt to traffick two Ukrainian women into Kosovo for the purpose of
forced prostitution was attempted last week.
A car with two men and two women was stopped at an UNMIK Police vehicle
checkpoint near Kamenica on May 13th. The police officers became suspicious that
the women were not in the car by choice and separated them from the men for an
interview. The women confirmed they were being held against their will and had
been driven into Kosovo from Serbia-proper. They were to be forced into
prostitution and had been beaten & raped before crossing the boundary in
order to make them submit.
The two K-Albanian men, who were acting in concert with Serbian criminals,
were arrested. The two women have been provided with shelter and medical &
psychological care. http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=1896
UNMIK Police Briefing
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20 May, 2002
