{"id":7105,"date":"2019-04-30T09:16:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T13:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7105"},"modified":"2019-04-30T09:16:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T13:16:31","slug":"dozens-questioned-in-garda-prostitution-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7105","title":{"rendered":"Dozens Questioned in Garda Prostitution Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2.40659519.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2.40659519.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2.40659519-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Garda\u00ed have questioned 36 people over the weekend about the purchase of sex.<\/p>\n<p>It was made a criminal offence in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Operations were carried out in Dublin, Wexford, Louth and Kildare.<\/p>\n<p>A Garda statement said: \u201cThis operation reinforces An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na\u2019s commitment to target the demand for prostitution and to protect vulnerable persons, including victims of human trafficking involved in prostitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kate McGrew, director of Sex Workers Alliance Ireland, said more women had been prosecuted for \u201cso-called\u201d brothel keeping, what she termed working together in safety.<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cSex workers are now forced to work in isolation, which puts them at further risk of violence and exploitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-7105\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7105&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-7105\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7105&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-7105\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7105&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=7105\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garda\u00ed have questioned 36 people over the weekend about the purchase of sex. It was made a criminal offence in 2017. Operations were carried out in Dublin, Wexford, Louth and Kildare. 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