The head of the Celje criminal police Damjan Turk told the press today that the suspects, aged between 24 and 66, had mostly used Slovenian and Ukrainian girls, with a total of 13 victims identified.
So far, charges have been brought against eight people and one company, but the investigation continues.
The girls had to share half of their revenue with the suspects or more if they failed to make the monthly minimum of around EUR 1,000. The costs of the sexual services ranged between 60 and 180 euros. The police identified 700 visits by clients so far.
Criminal inspector Damijan Roškarič of the Ljubljana Police Administration said that Slovenia was a target country when it comes to people trafficking, with prostitution being the main abuse method.
Slovenian police annually handle four to six such cases, with 30 acts of people trafficking involved on average and the same number of victims.
Last week’s story on a related case
