12 women rescued after crackdowns on cafes running sex dens

The Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department of the National Police rescued 12 women from cafes offering sex services after raiding four cafés in Phnom Penh on Monday. The police also shut down the cafes and arrested four shop owners, three women and a man, following the raids conducted at Tralork Bek area along Street 598 in Boeng Kak II commune of Tuol Kork district, around 9pm on Monday.

The authorities said that the police cracked down on the cafes following complaints from people against the five cafes which according to them were open day and night, and offering illegal sex services. All the rescued women were sent to the Department of Social Affairs, while the arrested owners and the evidence collected in the raids were sent to the Department of Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection department for legal proceedings.

Authorities refused to share the whereabouts and age of the victims. However, a commune police officer, on condition of anonymity, said that the authorities have warned the cafes running illegal sex services several times, but they ignored them. He also said that most of the cafes are run by long-term residents which makes it difficult for the police to take action against them.

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