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Missing teen found in hands of prostitution racket

Missing teen found in hands of prostitution racket

A 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing from her home in western Attica was being forced to work as prostitute by a gang, police said on Thursday, announcing the arrest of six people.

The suspects – four men aged 19, 40, 47 and 48 and two women, 23 and 50 – were arrested in raids conducted in Kallithea and Metaxourgeio.

According to reports, the girl was forced to have sex with clients for a fee of 80 euros.

She was discovered by undercover police officers who visited a brothel owned by two of the suspects posing as clients.

The suspects appeared before a prosecutor on Thursday. 

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