18/05/2017

Two Charged In Connection With Human Trafficking

Two people have been charged after a 29-year-old woman was rescued by the PSNI's Human Trafficking Unit in Co Tyrone.

Officers carried out searches after concerns were raised about a woman's safety in Dungannon.

A 32-year-old man has been charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and kidnapping.

A 20-year-old woman has been charged with human trafficking, controlling prostitution and kidnapping.

They are both due to appear before Strabane Magistrates' Court today, Thursday, 18 May.

(CD/JP)

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