Men are offering Ukrainian women a place to stay in the UK in return for sex, a charity says. They claim the official Homes For Ukraine government scheme is being exploited by men who want women to come and live with them in return for sexual favours.
The charity Positive Action in Housing says it has received direct reports from young Ukrainian women who say men who have registered of the Government site are contacting them to offer a home in return for sex. Sixteen refugee and anti-trafficking organisations have already warned of the programme's insufficient safeguards to protect women and children in a letter to communities secretary Michael Gove.
Positive Action In Housing says one man contacted a young Ukrainian woman who was seeking information about Homes for Ukraine on social media and asked her to send photos of herself. He allegedly wrote: “There are some people who are interested in coming to my house. So I need to make a decision. I am a doctor and live alone in a big house.”
