Individuals in the UK are believed to be involved in prostitution.

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Girls identified in locations, such as parks, schools, leisure facilities, shopping malls, and also on the internet.

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Boys of their age or older sent to befriend them.
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Then introduced to their contacts – young men – that they call members of their family.
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They will offer to take the girl out in their car, buy them drinks, drugs, give them a mobile phone as a gift – but this is so they can then track her and send messages.
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They flatter the girls, make them think they are loved or they are their boyfriend – until it’s too late to get away.
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Another tactic is to get them to despise or mistrust their parents in order to control them.
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The younger the girls look the more saleable they are.

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Groomed and brainwashed girls are taken to wasteland and “broken in” raped by gang leader, whilst other members watch and record on mobile phones.

Things to watch out for:

1. Older guys hanging around young girls – schools/parks/shops.

2. Picking them up in a car and providing alcohol / drugs. 

3. New mobile phone/gifts from boyfriend.

4. Isolated or becomes distant from friends/family.

5. Invited for a weekend abroad.

6. Depressed, afraid and displays secretive behaviour behbebehav