New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no defence for men facing prosecution for buying sex from a woman who has been trafficked or is being exploited by a pimp. Under proposals to be published today by the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, a man who “knowingly” pays for sex with a woman who has been trafficked or is under the control of a pimp could face a charge of rape, which carries a potential life sentence.
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- Outlawed: sex with trafficked prostitutes - The Independent 19th November 2008
- Kerb crawlers ‘will be named and shamed’ under plan to stop men using prostitutes - Daily Mail 19th November 2008
- Prostitute users face clampdown - BBC Health News 19th November 2008
- Q&A: UK Prostitution Laws - BBC Health News 19th November 2008
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