Vulnerable teenagers are being recruited at school and university to sell sex under the guise of legal prostitution before being sexually exploited, a major report into modern slavery in the UK has warned.
Eleanor Lyons, the independent anti-slavery commissioner, warned that sexual exploitation of women and girls is on a “clear and sustained rise” in the UK, with pimps using the internet to reach new victims and advertise them online – with subscription platforms then acting as a “gateway” to abuse.
