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Wales Online
Shane Jarvis

Desperate mums being forced into sex work to feed their children, say charities

Desperate mothers are having to turn to online sex work and prostitution to fend off the cost of living crisis, according to some health and welfare charities.

According to a shocking report in The Mirror online, many women who find themselves in financial difficulty are turning to sex work, fitting it in around the school run. Some who even have jobs are turning to the practice to subsidise the spiralling costs of childcare.

A spokeswoman for a charity called the English Collective of Prostitutes, Laura Watson, said: “We are hearing from some women who have never done sex work before, also women who managed to get a different job and are now going back into sex work because of the cost of living.”

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