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Home Office minister says paying for sex should be outlawed to stop trafficking of women into prostitution
The minister’s comments came during a hearing on human trafficking in which she was pressed on the lack of prosecutions ... more
Standard | 07 October 2024
‘Sex work is decriminalised – and my time with Samuel is subsidised by the government’: This is how we do it in Australia
Susan is paraplegic and Samuel is her support worker – it’s just that his support comes in the shape of four-hour sessions in a motel room. ... more
The Guardian | 29 July 2024
Teacher banned for moonlighting as escort
A primary school teacher who was found to have moonlighted as an escort has been banned from teaching indefinitely. ... more
BBC | 23 July 2024
Escort who ticked ‘cutting off someone’s penis’ from his bucket list is jailed
A man has been jailed after he cut off the penis of the ringleader of an extreme body modifications group ... more
Metro | 07 March 2024
Hearing for two South Koreans accused of running ‘high-end’ US brothel ring is delayed
A court hearing for two South Koreans charged with operating brothels in the US to determine whether they will be held behind bars pending an outcome in the case has been delayed until next week ... more
CNN | 14 November 2023
Belfast: Three charged with trafficking and prostitution
Two men and a woman have appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court charged with offences including human trafficking and prostitution ... more
BBC | 29 July 2023
'I'm an escort in Birmingham - I've left clients' houses crying, been attacked and had sick requests'
Victoria Holcombe also opened up on the reality of city sex work - from violent thugs who attack her to men making 'sick' requests ... more
Birmingham Mail | 9 July 2023
Tory councillor thrown out of party after saying alleged rape victim was probably a prostitute
A Conservative councillor who said it was “more likely” an alleged rape victim was probably a prostitute has been thrown out of the party. ... more
Independent | 2 May 2023
Ireland: “We live within a violent system.” Structural violence against sex workers in Ireland
This report, based on in-depth interviews with sex workers, experts and representatives of the Irish authorities, provides insights into sex workers’ human rights in Ireland ... more
Amnesty International | 3 March 2023
Sex workers 'real victims of train strikes' as randy punters can't get into city
A top London escort agency is losing business worth over £20,000 a week as months of industrial action have made it almost impossible for people to travel into the capital ... more
Daily Star | 13 February 2023
Cheshire Police sergeant worked as paid escort on adult site
A Cheshire Police officer who signed up to an adult website to work as a paid escort, offering sexual services for money ... more
Warrington Guardian | 10 February 2023
The sex traffickers hiding in plain sight
The number of people being reported as potential victims of human trafficking in Scotland has risen to a record high, police have said ... more
BBC | 28 December 2022
'Prostitute' cop who ran brothel from Telford home and had sex with strangers guilty of misconduct
Former Detective Constable Nicholas Taylor, of Walsall's division of West Midlands Police, resigned yesterday ... more
Birmingham Mail | 8 September 2022
I’m an escort who specialises in sex with disabled clients – and I love what I do
My first disabled client was Rob*, a 30-year-old who became quadriplegic following an accident. Rob was referred to me through a friend ... more
Metro | 30 August 2022
Escort, 23, avoids jail
Escort, 23, avoids jail after arranging for 'vulnerable' 16-year-old girl she met in the park to sleep with 17 men in a DAY so she could pay back £100 taxi debt ... more
Daily Mail | 24 August 2022
Police detective sold sex to strangers charging £150 an hour
An ex-detective who sold sexual services to strangers has been found guilty of gross misconduct after a disciplinary panel said his actions were "akin to a criminal offence" ... more
Hull Live | 26 May 2022
Irish escort site offered ‘war fantasy’ sex with Ukrainian women
An Irish escort website encouraged men to live out their “war-inspired” fantasies by paying for sex with Ukrainian women ... more
Independent.ie | 23 May 2022
Vulnerable women face 'exploitative situations' as searches for 'Ukrainian escorts' spike in UK
Ukrainians have been welcomed to the UK before a 'fool-proof system' was put in place to protect the vulnerable, charities warn ... more
i News | 21 May 2022
Want to take the plunge and work as an escort?
So, you have probably given it a lot of thought. It's an idea that may have been simmering in your head for a while but you hadn't been able to come to a definite decision ... more
London-Escort.uk | 12 May 2022
England footballer 'involved in £30k blackmail plot after having sex with transsexual escort
An England international footballer was reportedly involved in a £30,000 blackmail plot after having sex with a transsexual escort during lockdown. ... more
LBC | 07 May 2022
'Begging for my life'
Man accused of targeting and terrorizing high-end escorts in Metro Detroit ... more
FOX 2 DETROIT | 31 March 2022
Selling sex to survive in Iran
By day she works as a hairdresser, but by night she works a second job as a prostitute, feeling forced into selling her body for sex just to make ends meet ... more
BBC | 17 March 2022
UK's Online Safety Bill Criticized Over Expanding Scope
The U.K. government continues expanding the scope of a proposed Online Safety Bill, despite criticism by opponents and digital rights advocates ... more
XBiz | 09 March 2022
Are you thinking of selling your escort business?
These last couple of years have been difficult for most people and especially problematic for escort business owners. With limited access to Government emergency aid ... more
Escort.co.uk | 04 March 2022
Why digital hygiene is important for sex workers
As sex workers, we tend to use personas when we work. And I’m sure this isn’t news to you, but we tend to do this because of the social stigma ... more
The Organised Escort | 02 March 2022
Teenage models 'sells virginity' online for £2M to Abu Dhabi businessman
A 19-year-old model claims to have sold her virginity online for £2m to a wealthy Abu Dhabi businessman ... more
Independent.co.uk | 25 January 2022
Blog post on vaccination uptake for London escorts
As a new year comes in we find ourselves in the middle of a fourth wave. One that promises to be bigger than all those previous ... more
London-Escort.uk | 07 January 2022
South West London sex workers offered anonymous pop-up vaccine clinics
Sex workers in south west London can now access their Covid-19 vaccines anonymously via a series of pop-up clinics ... more
SW Londoner | 07 January 2022
What it's like to be a male escort in lockdown
Two and a half years ago, I got fired from my job in procurement, the last of many positions I’d held in sales ... more
Metro | 03 January 2022
Police officer 'used escorts and massage parlours while on duty'
A former police officer is alleged to have visited escort workers and massage parlours while on duty. ... more
Liverpool Echo | 21 December 2021
Prostitution in the UK - Is prostitution legal in the UK?
In the UK, with the exception of Northern Ireland (where buying sex is illegal), the law around prostitution is considered a grey area. ... more
Politics.co.uk | 17 November 2021
Know Your Rights – A Guide for Sex Workers
It’s legal to be a sex worker in the UK . . . but working together and virtually anything you need to do to contact a client, is illegal. ... more
Prostitutes Collective | 15 November 2021
Nurse turned escort threatened to expose clients after payment disputes
A Brisbane court has been told of the steps a woman took to get money she believed she was owed by her escort clients when payments fell through. ... more
News.com.au | 12 November 2021
Li Yundi: China's 'Piano Prince' detained for hiring prostitute
Celebrated Chinese pianist Li Yundi has been detained for soliciting a prostitute, state media has said. ... more
BBC | 22 October 2021
Sex Workers Worry They’re Going to Be Purged From Twitter
Twitter has long been an adult-friendly platform — but an increasing number of sex workers are getting banned or suspended, leaving many wondering how long they’ll be welcome ... more
Rolling Stone | 18 October 2021
Transgender escort stabbed by schizophrenic after arranging to meet in city centre flat
A transgender escort was stabbed by a paranoid schizophrenic who had arranged to meet at her Birmingham flat for sex. ... more
Birmingham Live | 27 September 2021
I Fled From My Escort Agency And They Took Revenge On My Family
I’m sitting in a ‘sharing circle’ at a Kundalini yoga class. Women and men around me take it in turns to speak up ... more
Elle | 07 September 2021
NYC escort whose body was found stuffed in a barrel on a New Jersey street after it was carted out of a luxury Wall Street apartment
Nicole Flanagan's body was discovered last Friday when residents of Ridgefield Park reported a revolting smell coming from the large plastic container at the corner of Hobart Street and Teaneck Road, police said. ... more
Daily Mail | 19 August 2021
Woman found out her boyfriend visited an escort after finding damning messages
A woman discovered that her boyfriend had visited an escort after finding damning messages on his Apple Watch, but when she approached him with the evidence he denied it ... more
Mirror | 05 August 2021
Strip clubs and escort services could cause substantial fall in sex crimes, study finds
Strip clubs and escort services could lead to a substantial fall in sex crimes, new research has found ... more
Independent | 13 July 2021
Online Female Escort Advertisements: The Cost of Sex
Female escorts represent an occupational group that charges a fee for sex, which can be regarded as an extreme form of short-term mating ... more
Sage Journals | 07 July 2021
Man who carried out 'campaign of harassment' against woman he met on escort website avoids jail
A man who carried out a “campaign of harassment” against a woman he met on an escort website has received a fully suspended sentence ... more
Independent.ie | 16 June 2021
Dutch prostitutes demand the right to get back to work as they join other businesses protesting against country's lockdown
Sex workers descended upon the streets in the Netherlands today in protest against the government's coronavirus lockdown and to demand their right to go back to work ... more
Daily Mail | 11 June 2021
Violence and threats against sex workers from EU 'surges since Brexit'
Violence and threats of deportation against sex workers from the European Union who are living in the UK have surged since the Brexit vote, according to researchers ... more
Independent | 20 May 2021
Man armed with 'large knives' stole sex worker's iPhone
A man who robbed a sex worker at knifepoint and stole her iPhone has been jailed for five years ... more
Evening Standard | 19 May 2021
Matt Gaetz 'snorted cocaine with escort who had "no-show government job" at Republican fundraiser after-party'
MATT Gaetz was reportedly spotted snorting cocaine with an escort who had a "no-show government job" at a fundraiser after-party two years ago ... more
The Sun | 15 May 2021
Male escort who makes up to $5,000-per-session reveals women's fantasies
One of Australia's top male escorts says his business is booming as women become more comfortable with paying for sex and the idea of getting exactly what they want in the bedroom ... more
Mail Online | 13 May 2021
Gov Publish UK Online Safety Bill to Censor "Harmful" Content
After much delay the UK Government will today publish a draft of their new Online Safety Bill (Online Harms), which among other things hands Ofcom a new "legal duty of care" ... more
ISP Review | 12 May 2021
Pent up demand for London escorts
As we near what will hopefully be the end of Covid restrictions, which we have now endured for over a year, there is much talk about pent up demand for goods, services and holidays. ... more
LE UK | 07 May 2021
The laws that sex workers really want
Everyone has an opinion about how to legislate sex work (whether to legalize it, ban it or even tax it) ... but what do workers themselves think would work best? ... more
Ted | 06 May 2021
ICRSE organises thematic workshops on sex work and mental health
ICRSE is launching a series of webinars exploring mental health. The thematic sessions webinars are open to all sex workers’ rights activists involved in organisations members of ICRSE. ... more
Webinar | 23 April 2021
£2k a night escort may have been pushed by wealthy client to her death
A TOP escort may have been pushed by a wealthy client to her death from the balcony of a hotel, her family claims ... more
The Sun | 22 April 2021
Man who 'ran fake escort agency’ appears in court charged with rape of 15 women
A man alleged to have run a "fake escort agency" has appeared in court charged with the rape of 15 different women ... more
MyLondon | 22 April 2021
Manhattan to stop prosecuting prostitution, dismissing cases dating back decades
Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr has announced that his office will no longer prosecute prostitution and unlicensed massage ... more
The Independent | 22 April 2021
Escort calls for law change after Santander Bounce Back loan refusal
A sex worker denied access to a government business loan because of her occupation is calling for a change in the law ... more
BBC | 16 April 2021
Bikini model, 34, who's resorted to hiring male escorts for $500-an-hour
Bikini model Cherry Dana is so fed up with Sydney's dating scene she says she'd rather hire a male escort for $500-an-hour ... more
Daily Mail | 16 April 2021
Police rescue 14 women in raids targeting London sex trafficking ring
Hundreds of women are being trafficked into London to be made to work as prostitutes, the Met warned today as it rescued 14 victims of sexual slavery in the capital. ... more
Evening Standard | 30 March 2021
University offers advice to student 'sex workers' as living costs continue to rise
University of Leicester has revealed its intentions to offer advice to students who turn their hand to sex work in order to make quick money ... more
The Mirror | 20 March 2021
Man allegedly raped social escort at knifepoint while posing as police officer
A delivery driver who engaged the sexual services of a part-time social escort has been accused of raping the woman ... more
The Straits Times | 16 March 2021
Fake accounts used my pictures to sell sex
When Nicole Peterkin received a message from an old friend on Instagram asking about her account she thought it was a mistake ... more
BBC | 01 March 2021
What impact has the past 12 months had on your outlook on life?
These past 12 plus months have not been a 'holiday' for anyone and as we finally see the light at the end of the tunnel ... more
EscortsMania | 18 February 2021
Man who attacked trans escort with knife and demanded 'free' sex slapped on the wrist with suspended sentence
A man who attacked a transgender sex worker with a knife and demanded 'free' sex has been handed a fully suspended sentence ... more
Pink News | 21 January 2021
Tiger Woods would 'role play with 10 prostitutes at a time' as escorts detail sex stories
Tiger Woods’ extramarital activities, which led to the collapse of his marriage with Swedish model Elin Nordegren, have been explored in a new documentary about his life ... more
Daily Star | 21 January 2021
'I Pay Male Escorts For No-Strings Sex And It's The Best I've Ever Had'
At 29, my boyfriend of two and a half years turned round one day and told me he didn’t want a long-term relationship ... more
Elle | 21 January 2021
Three arrests in escort agency investigation following north London raids
Police have arrested a man suspected of rape and two others on suspicion of trafficking and money laundering after raiding ... more
Evening Standard | 14 January 2021
Labour MP fiercely criticised for proposing legislation which would criminalise buying sex
A Labour MP has been fiercely criticised for proposing legislation which would criminalise buying sex as campaigners warn the bill would ... more
The Independent | 09 December 2020
Silent victims: the hidden Romanian women exploited in the UK sex trade
Sex traffickers can make profits of over £1m a year per brothel – and Covid lockdowns have only made it easier for them to operate ... more
The Gaurdian | 30 November 2020
Men buying sex want 'real girlfriend' or 'porn star'
Men paying for sex are seeking women to act as their “real girlfriend” or a “real porn star” – or even both ... more
Irish Examiner | 19 November 2020
POLITICO: Out in the cold – Sex workers brace for second coronavirus lockdown
It’s going to be a bleak winter for Europe. But for sex workers, a group that feels it’s been forgotten during the pandemic ... more
Prostitutes Collective | 02 November 2020
Decriminalise Sex Work Campaign | #MAKEALLWOMENSAFE
The topic of sex work brings up a lot of questions. We’ve tried to answer as many as we can so you can make a better informed decision ... more
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I hired an escort and my best friend's mum turned up
James had only seen photos of the escort's body before making the booking - something he very quickly regretted when she knocked on the door ... more
The Mirror | 29 September 2020
Coronavirus: More students are turning to sex work during COVID-19 pandemic
Many students have had jobs or hours cut and are others are getting less support from their parents due to the worsening economy ... more
Sky | 10 September 2020
Adult industry workers surviving the pandemic
Sex industry workers around the world have been left in extremely vulnerable positions, with little entitlement ... more
BBC | 27 August 2020
A&E nurse more than doubles pay turning to adult websites due to coronavirus cuts
Women, including an A&E nurse, a graphic designer and a single mum, are making thousands of pounds posting nude or lingerie-clad photographs ... more
The Mirror | 15 August 2020
What life has been like for sex workers during Covid-19
It may be a side of North Hampshire you’ve never encountered. But like many areas of the economy, the sex industry has suffered ... more
Basingstoke Gazette | 31 July 2020
"Prostitution in post-lockdown Greece is 'Russian roulette'"
A central Athens brothel was buzzing with clients on a recent hot July afternoon, and its Venezuelan workers were relieved to have the business ... more
The Jakarta Post | 05 July 2020
Coronavirus: Sex workers fear for their future
With social distancing rules in place and strip clubs and brothels closed, sex workers around the world have seen their incomes disappear ... more
BBC | 03 June 2020
The Current Landscape of Prostitution and Sex Work in England and Wales
This paper presents a comprehensive typology of the sex industry based on primary data collected between 2018 and 2019 for a UK Home Office-funded study ... more
Springer Link | 30 May 2020
In the midst of a pandemic, sex workers have nowhere to turn
In the coronavirus pandemic, few professions are as hazardous as sex work. The disease spreads through close physical contact ... more
Wired | 20 May 2020
What it’s like to be a male escort in lockdown
Two and a half years ago, I got fired from my job in procurement, the last of many positions I’d held in sales ... more
Metro | 05 May 2020
The Reality Of Living Through The Covid-19 Pandemic As A Sex Worker
The first real flicker of nervousness I felt about the virus was back at the end of February ... more
Vogue | 18 April 2020
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Sex workers left penniless and pushed into homelessness due to coronavirus
Sex workers are being left penniless and face being made homeless as they struggle for income during the coronavirus outbreak ... more
The Independent | 31 March 2020
Creating the best online escort profile for maximum exposure
If you’ve made the decision to start escorting, whether independently or through an escort agency, you need to create your online profile ... more
SelfieEscorts | 10 February 2020
Withdrawal of charges against two women prosecuted for brothel-keeping
In September 2019, two Brazilian women, Ms O and Ms R, were working together in a flat for safety when they were raided by the police ... more
Prostitutes Collective | 10 January 2020
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