Lakritze,

Yes indeed, the sex slave (read female) trade is alive and well. One of the side effects of the downfall of the Soviet Union was the increase in the European trade.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/as...fic/3187304.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3238033.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3040388.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2884661.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2770617.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1724057.stm

It is a world wide problem, and has yet to receive the attention and resources needed to effectively combat it.

__________________
Eudaimonia