Please also see Mariana Popa was killed working as a prostitute. Are the police to blame? This pattern was repeated in approximately 20 other flats. Only two Closure Orders that were heard in front of another judge were refused. Yet many women were abused, threatened and humiliated during these police raids β handcuffed and dragged in their underwear in front of the media. Please see their testimonies here. The Council has said nothing about that.
The police need to be held to account for their brutality and lies, starting with Commander Alison Newcomb. Precisely how many victims were found and how many prosecutions for trafficking were there? Soho sex workers will be appealing these discriminatory closures. We would appreciate your support at court hearings starting early February in Isleworth Crown Court.
Historic Soho is one of the safest places for women to work as they have a maid or receptionist with them as well as the support of the local community. Most of the women who were evicted are mothers and grandmothers. A number ended up working on the street because they were left with no money before Christmas. If this is how the police treat women working indoors, you can imagine how much worse it is for street workers.
One woman spelt it out:. When they stop me they jeer at me, and make jokes at my expense, often sexually explicit jokes. All this is to humiliate me. Latest News , Media coverage. Latest News , Press releases. Action alerts , Latest News. Write to: Westminster Council: Cllr. Philippa Roe , Leader. Police Commissioner, Bernard Hogan-Howe feedback met.
