Police arrest 11 in prostitution and slavery ring
Women 'won' in gambling matches and branded, say investigators
15 May, 13:15 
Guarda la foto1 di 1 (ANSA) - Rome, May 15 - Police in the town of Tivoli near Rome on Tuesday arrested three women and eight men allegedly running a prostitution and human slavery ring. Investigators say that the victims, all Romanian women, were trafficked into Italy on the promise of employment and work documents, then forced into prostitution.
After being stripped of their passports, the women were allegedly auctioned off or given as gambling prizes and in one case, branded with the initials of her "owner," police said
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
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