Sex workers told to take care as arrest made following violent attacks

An organisation that supports sex workers held a meeting last night calling for greater levels of caution after a man suspected of violent attacks was arrested over the weekend.

The Sex Workers Alliance Ireland had called the meeting last week in light of what it claimed was a number of violent attacks against sex workers, and more specifically, some that appeared to target Brazilian trans sex workers.

SWAI spokeswoman Kate McGrew said the meeting, held at an undisclosed location in Dublin, had been called due to a spate of attacks, some of which involved money being taken and many involving violence.