Australia's sex trafficking rings hiding in plain sight

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Sex trafficking of overseas women to Australia is far more widespread than you may believe.

The Sex Work industry can be one of empowerment and autonomy for many workers. On this episode however, we discuss its dark corner controlled my organised crime and exploitation.

Investigative journalist Nick McKenzie joins us to discuss the major sex trafficking rings he exposes in his documentary "Revealed: Trafficked".

"Revealed: Trafficked" can be streamed now only on Stan.

Nick Mckenzie's book "Crossing the Line", the explosive inside story behind the Ben Roberts-Smith headlines, is also now available. You can purchase it here.

For Support:

If you or someone you know is in, or at risk of human trafficking or slavery, you can contact the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on 131 237 (131AFP) or go to the AFP website at www.afp.gov.au

Lifeline on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Nick Mckenzie

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from Channel 7 News and Channel 9 News

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0:00.0	We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July,
0:04.3	and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already.
0:07.4	Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show.
0:10.3	Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests,
0:15.2	our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bazzina in
0:19.9	Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly.
0:26.0	This is a true crime podcast as the title suggests.
0:29.0	So please consider this your warning that it's not suitable for children and it probably will
0:33.8	contain content that may be triggering to some people. Also it's an Australian
0:38.3	true crime podcast so Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
0:41.9	listeners should be aware it may contain the voices of deceased people.
0:47.0	The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded.
0:59.4	They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging.
1:07.0	Abraham Papo's death occurred against a sordid backdrop, the world of human trafficking,
1:18.0	debt bondage and sexual servitude.
1:21.3	His girlfriend had been walking at this brothel. She had rung him to say she'd been moved to
1:26.0	Sydney and was being physically abused. She had begged him to help her. Do you think Abraham
1:31.8	was going to try to save her? Definitely.
1:34.6	Abraham Papo walked into the brothel to confront the owner. Someone grabbed a tire
1:40.2	lever. There was a fight and the 27 year old was bashed to death.
1:44.8	Abraham Papo died in his car trying to get away.
1:48.8	Abraham Papo's killer known as. A convicted criminal and veteran of the sex trade who worked at the brothel claimed it was
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