Hidden in Plain Sight

On a large scale, organised criminal networks are bringing vulnerable (trans) women from Latin America to Belgium and the Netherlands. This is according to research by Lost in Europe. The phenomenon plays out across Europe, according to Belgian investigative authorities. It is a multi-million dollar business. 

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Illegal brothel discovered in Ruisbroek
Hidden in Plain Sight
Guest journalist(s)
20 January 2025
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Shemales exploited in Dutch residential areas
Hidden in Plain Sight
Guest journalist(s)
15 December 2024
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Melissa Depraetere plans tougher approach to tourist guesthouses that serve as brothels
Hidden in Plain Sight
Guest journalist(s)
07 December 2024
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How Latin American sex workers are widely exploited in Belgium
Hidden in Plain Sight
Guest journalist(s)
04 December 2024
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Latina imports in Belgium are booming
Hidden in Plain Sight
Kristof Clerix
04 December 2024
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Thousands of Latin American (trans) women exploited across Europe
Hidden in Plain Sight
Geesje van Haren
Sanne Terlingen
03 December 2024
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How prostitutes from Latin America are flooding into Belgium in droves
Hidden in Plain Sight
Doruntina Islamaj
Guest journalist(s)
03 December 2024
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Large increase in the number of Latin American women who are sexually exploited in Belgium
Hidden in Plain Sight
Guest journalist(s)
03 December 2024
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Gang has been arrested that sexually exploited women in our country, seven arrests
Hidden in Plain Sight
Guest journalist(s)
27 November 2024
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Brazilian prostitution network in Belgium: 11 house searches, 5 people arrested
Hidden in Plain Sight
Kristof Clerix
27 November 2024
Illegal brothel discovered in Ruisbroek
Hidden in Plain Sight
20 January 2025
Shemales exploited in Dutch residential areas
Hidden in Plain Sight
15 December 2024
Melissa Depraetere plans tougher approach to tourist guesthouses that serve as brothels
Hidden in Plain Sight
07 December 2024
How Latin American sex workers are widely exploited in Belgium
Hidden in Plain Sight
04 December 2024
Latina imports in Belgium are booming
Hidden in Plain Sight
04 December 2024
Thousands of Latin American (trans) women exploited across Europe
Hidden in Plain Sight
03 December 2024
How prostitutes from Latin America are flooding into Belgium in droves
Hidden in Plain Sight
03 December 2024
Large increase in the number of Latin American women who are sexually exploited in Belgium
Hidden in Plain Sight
03 December 2024
Gang has been arrested that sexually exploited women in our country, seven arrests
Hidden in Plain Sight
27 November 2024
Brazilian prostitution network in Belgium: 11 house searches, 5 people arrested
Hidden in Plain Sight
27 November 2024

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