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Sex ring victims awarded £500,000 Sex ring victims awarded payout
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Four women who were victims of a sex-trafficking ring have been awarded a total of more than £500,000 compensation by a High Court judge. Four women who were victims of a sex-trafficking ring have been awarded between £132,000 and £175,000 in compensation by a High Court judge.
The Moldovan women, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were forced to work in a central London brothel.The Moldovan women, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were forced to work in a central London brothel.
The award was made against Gavril Dulghieru, of Tooting Bec, south-west London and his wife Tamara. The award was made against Gavril Dulghieru, of Tooting Bec, south-west London, and his wife Tamara.
The couple were jailed in 2005 over their role in smuggling hundreds of eastern European women into the UK.The couple were jailed in 2005 over their role in smuggling hundreds of eastern European women into the UK.
The couple used false identities and flights paid for by cloned credit cards.The couple used false identities and flights paid for by cloned credit cards.
Mr Justice Treacy made awards of £175,000, £162,000, £132,000 and £142,000 to the four women, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind. Mr Justice Treacy made awards of £132,000, £142,000, £162,000 and £175,000 to the four women, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.
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He said the Dulghierus were "significant players" in the ring.He said the Dulghierus were "significant players" in the ring.
The women, who now live in the UK, had to have sex with up to 50 men on certain days, the judge said.The women, who now live in the UK, had to have sex with up to 50 men on certain days, the judge said.
He added: "There has not been cited to me any case comparable to this one."He added: "There has not been cited to me any case comparable to this one."
At London's Isleworth Crown Court in November 2005, Gavril Dulghieru, then 36, was jailed for nine years after admitting offences related to people-smuggling and sex-trafficking between February 23, 2003 and April 30, 2004.At London's Isleworth Crown Court in November 2005, Gavril Dulghieru, then 36, was jailed for nine years after admitting offences related to people-smuggling and sex-trafficking between February 23, 2003 and April 30, 2004.
Tamara Dulghieru, then 31, was jailed for five years after being convicted of immigration, fraud, forgery and money-laundering offences.Tamara Dulghieru, then 31, was jailed for five years after being convicted of immigration, fraud, forgery and money-laundering offences.