{"id":7394,"date":"2024-06-27T16:16:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/forced-prostitution\/pimping-methods\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T19:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:12:18","slug":"pimping-methods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/pimping-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Pimping methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7394\" class=\"elementor elementor-7394 elementor-187\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3668909 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3668909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d89d74\" data-id=\"34d89d74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3874460d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3874460d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forced prostitution<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e32984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73e32984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pimping methods<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18df1610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18df1610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Loverboy method, raw violence against victims and their families, voodoo magic in Africa, blackmail through secret recordings &#8211; the methods used by pimps to force women and girls into prostitution are diverse.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b1e449f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32ecfb76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32ecfb76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-575155fc\" data-id=\"575155fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731c22fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"731c22fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Loverboy method<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ff5806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49ff5806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-vemur-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-vemur-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-7\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"py-2 juice:py-[18px] px-3 text-base md:px-4 m-auto md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-3 text-base juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-5 juice:lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ea0c976b-cefe-4fcf-b054-b00df054ed70\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>For a few years now, it has become increasingly clear that in Germany, the Loverboy method has become one of the main methods used by pimps to exploit women in prostitution. In the 2020 Federal Situation Report by the police, nearly a quarter of the victims in the investigations reported having been brought into prostitution through the Loverboy method.<\/p>\n<p>The Loverboy method involves feigning a romantic relationship to create an emotional dependency between the victim and the perpetrator, leading them through deception and manipulation into prostitution, where they are exploited. The insidious part of this method is the manipulation that makes the victim believe they are choosing prostitution of their own accord to help their boyfriend out of financial trouble. The victim believes in a future together and that their time in prostitution is only temporary. The victim does not see themselves as a victim.<\/p>\n<h3>The Loverboy relationship starts like a dream.<\/h3>\n<p>The boyfriend is attractive and pampers his chosen one with attention and generous gifts. There are no problems, and money seems to be no issue. Skillfully, he creates a world where no one else matters except the couple, causing the woman to become increasingly isolated from others. The boyfriend positions himself as the new center of the victim&#8217;s life and plays the savior for any potential problems. After this harmonious initial phase, financial problems suddenly arise in the Loverboy&#8217;s life, such as very high debts or a hospital bill for a family member abroad. He pretends to be very embarrassed about his debts but urgently needs the victim&#8217;s support. The victim is emotionally compelled to help, as the Loverboy had initially presented himself as a helper and savior, having given many expensive gifts. Additionally, the victim feels great love for the boyfriend and desperately wants to help. Step by step, the Loverboy maneuvers the victim into prostituting herself, initially just once and then repeatedly, as &#8220;that one time was so successful,&#8221; until she is working in a brothel for him daily. The victim believes she is there voluntarily and clings to the idea that it is only temporary until the boyfriend&#8217;s debts are paid off. However, new financial problems will continually arise in his life.<\/p>\n<h3>A Perfidious Strategy of Brainwashing and Dependency<\/h3>\n<p>The Loverboy method is a meticulously planned strategy of emotional abuse and dependency. The Loverboy&#8217;s alternating behavior creates a trauma bond. The perpetrators work with the victims&#8217; desires and longings, giving them a taste of these desires and then taking them away again, with the prospect that things could return to how they were if the victim just behaves in a certain way. The perpetrators are sometimes loving and caring, and other times violent and aggressive. The victim tries to return to the state of the loving relationship through their behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Many pimps in Germany use this method, sometimes deceiving and exploiting several victims in parallel.<\/p>\n<p>The method is not limited to underage girls but is also generally used on older women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df00aff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df00aff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-709ba8d\" data-id=\"709ba8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65d1993 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65d1993\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cfc4e7\" data-id=\"2cfc4e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae286b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ae286b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=R_-ksO8igC0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d3ac96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d3ac96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc96018\" data-id=\"dc96018\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be63f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6be63f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Violence and threats against the family<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5336d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5336d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-vemur-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-vemur-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-11\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"py-2 juice:py-[18px] px-3 text-base md:px-4 m-auto md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-3 text-base juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-5 juice:lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4ca6e59a-48c7-44d4-b2ff-3f395477c09f\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>A common method to force women into prostitution is the use of violence. The greatest pressure arises when the violence is not directed at the actual victim, but at third parties important to them, such as their family. Threatened violence against the family or against their own children drives women to sacrifice themselves to protect others. Pimps often perform acts of intimidation on individuals in front of others to show what would happen in case of resistance or escape.<\/p>\n<h3>The women learn to obey the pimps&#8217; every word.<\/h3>\n<p>Any small resistance is immediately crushed through brutal beatings. Pimps want absolute obedience. If the victim behaves even slightly differently, they are immediately punished.<\/p>\n<p>Some pimps do not need to be present to control how the exploited women behave. They work within large networks, whose members or helpers inform them if someone resists. If the pimp knows where the family is located, he can live abroad while exploiting the victim in Germany. Contact is maintained via phone.<\/p>\n<p>Other pimps control every movement of their victims locally. If the victims have their own mobile phones, they may be monitored through surveillance apps to track with whom they are in contact.<\/p>\n<h3>Daily earnings quotas<\/h3>\n<p>Some pimps impose so-called daily earnings quotas: amounts the women are expected to earn each day. If a woman does not meet the quota, she is severely punished, and the shortfall increases the next day&#8217;s target.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25a96078 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25a96078\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7af750ca\" data-id=\"7af750ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1768879f elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1768879f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tMy pimp expected me to earn 1500 francs every day. He didn't care how many clients I needed to achieve this. If I didn't make it, I was beaten with a chair and thrown against the wall across the room.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013  Forced prostitute in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb2c253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cb2c253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/abb-euro.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/abb-euro.png 640w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/abb-euro-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5780d800 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5780d800\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d17b949\" data-id=\"2d17b949\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9d0b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a9d0b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Voodoo\/Juju rituals as a method of human traffickers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6882bcc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6882bcc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-vemur-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-vemur-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-19\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"py-2 juice:py-[18px] px-3 text-base md:px-4 m-auto md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-3 text-base juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-5 juice:lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4dbcd300-5d29-4487-8a4f-03f530f963ad\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Many African women aspire to come to Europe to find work. Europe is seen as a place of hope, where a good life is possible. To facilitate this journey, there are intermediaries who organize the trip to Europe. Particularly with women from Nigeria, one distinctive feature often comes into play: the Voodoo ritual (or Juju ritual). Voodoo is a belief system in African countries. It shapes an entire way of thinking and believing, passed down from one generation to the next. The mentioned ritual is just one aspect of a larger tradition of life. Women must undergo a ritual with a Voodoo priest and the pimp. The pimp is seen as the facilitator of the journey to Europe. He organizes everything and receives a sum of money that the woman must repay through work in Europe. The women believe they will find normal work in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the ritual, they must give parts of their body such as hair and nails, an animal is slaughtered, and blood is consumed. During the ritual, the woman is spiritually bound to the pimp. It is agreed that she must pay him a certain amount for organizing the journey. If she does not, someone from her family or close circle will be cursed by Voodoo: severe illness or death.<\/p>\n<p>The women are then brought to Europe through the pimp&#8217;s networks. Very quickly, they end up in brothels and are made to understand that they must repay their debts through work there. During the journey and the time in the brothel, the debts continually grow, making it impossible for most women to ever repay them. The fear of the consequences of the Voodoo curse keeps them trapped in their situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a1b481 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a1b481\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6843591e\" data-id=\"6843591e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b8ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4b8ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grooming via the Internet<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43693e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43693e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In search of new victims, pimps are increasingly active on social media. Women are approached, for example, on Facebook and Instagram or on dating apps. After a quick acquaintance, the pimp has sexual intercourse with the prospective victim and discreetly films it. Some use these recordings to blackmail victims into the sex industry, while others continue using the Loverboy method.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afee412 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afee412\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0eb843\" data-id=\"a0eb843\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139f55a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"139f55a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=P75SwvN5TWU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ab788de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ab788de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-584af901\" data-id=\"584af901\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e73fc7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e73fc7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contents<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30adca73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30adca73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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