It is alleged he also threatened them with black magic if they refused to obey his orders, French newspaper Le Parisien reports. The rest of his alleged lieutenants were arrested in Hauts-de-Seine, outside the French capital, and are suspected of managing the network of prostitutes, recruited and flown into France and Italy from Argentina. The police bust comes as the government is in the early stages of reforming the laws around prostitution, a move which has provoked much debate in France.
On Sunday, Minister for Women's Rights, Najat Belkacem-Vallaud came out in favour of punishing the clients of prostitutes with fines and community service , but opposed jailing them for the offence.
The planned reforms have provoked the anger of French prostitutes , among them Manon, who told The Local that clients, now worried about being imprisoned, would force sex workers into more isolated areas take more risks. The law, first introduced in , pushed many prostitutes out of city centre streets to more isolated locations.
Many were forced to wear casual clothing, like jeans and trainers, to disguise their activity. France's news in English Search. Editions Austria Denmark France. Germany Italy Norway. Spain Sweden Switzerland. Membership My account Gift voucher Corporate Help center. Jobs in France Browse jobs Post a vacancy. Email newsletters Newsletter sign-up Edit my subscriptions. Other pages Noticeboard Site search. Transsexual prostitute ring busted by Paris cops Dan MacGuill.
Share this article. An alleged pimp is suspected of forcing almost 90 transsexuals from Argentina to sell their bodies in Bois de Boulogne in Paris pictured , on pain of "black magic.
