A rare look at how more than 1,000 Chinese women were sexually exploited on a large scale: this is the focus of the Lotus trial
The Lotus trial opened in Ghent, Belgium, involving 38 defendants accused of sexually exploiting over 1,000 Chinese women through a network of 'telephone shops' that managed prostitution appointments. The investigation began in 2019 after police noticed a surge in Chinese prostitute advertisements o
Belgium · 2026-06-17 · VRT
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