‘Captivity, isolation, shame and the trauma of systematic rape’

THE 102 alleged victims of sex trafficking detected between January 2007 and September 2008 are just the tip of the iceberg — with the actual figure much higher, the organisation behind a new report believe.

At the very least, the women they did find were aware of a further 64 women forced into prostitution in Ireland but who simply had not been identified by the support agencies, says the report by the Immigrant Council of Ireland on Globalisation, Sex Trafficking and Prostitution.

There are many more who are so well hidden that they might never come to the attention of any organisation.