Members of an organised crime group who ran brothels in west London have been jailed for their part in the sexual exploitation and trafficking of women from Poland into London and the south east of England. Specialist Crime detectives identified over potential female victims and safeguarded after one victim managed to escape and alert police.
At their trial in March the court heard how the victim, who was years-old at the time, alerted police in April She was denied food by one of the gang after she refused to perform sexual services with a client.
In sheer desperation and determination she managed to escape and alert police. I give my heartfelt thanks to her, she enabled us to bring these offenders to justice.
Modern slavery needs to be stop immediately. After today, I will be looking forward to the future. They worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic, working late into the night when the demand in the sex industry was at its highest, to gather evidence.
They were arrested at their home addresses, along with Lozinski whose home operated as a brothel. The gang were convicted of conspiracy to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view of exploitation and conspiracy to control prostitution for gain, after a ten week trial. The court heard how Lozinski ran five brothels in west London and Zimoch ran two brothels in the Docklands and north west London.
