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18/05/2017
Two Charged In Connection With Human Trafficking
Two people have been charged after a 29-year-old woman was rescued by the PSNI's Human Trafficking Unit in Co Tyrone.
Officers carried out searches after concerns were raised about a woman's safety in Dungannon.
A 32-year-old man has been charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and kidnapping.
A 20-year-old woman has been charged with human trafficking, controlling prostitution and kidnapping.
They are both due to appear before Strabane Magistrates' Court today, Thursday, 18 May.
(CD/JP)
Officers carried out searches after concerns were raised about a woman's safety in Dungannon.
A 32-year-old man has been charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and kidnapping.
A 20-year-old woman has been charged with human trafficking, controlling prostitution and kidnapping.
They are both due to appear before Strabane Magistrates' Court today, Thursday, 18 May.
(CD/JP)
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