The study among women involved in commercial sexual exploitation in Glasgow found that 80 per cent had been subjected to a violent assault by men using them for sex.
Sex workers are facing horrific levels of violence according to a shocking new survey raising fears that Emma Caldwell’s murder could be repeated.
She said: “Nineteen years after Emma’s murder, the violence against women involved in prostitution remains high. Another murder like Emma’s is inevitable. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'.
Linda said: “We normalise this as sex work, it is not work, it is exploitation.” Those surveyed were involved across the sex industry from on-street prostitution to webcamming and selling sex in brothels. A third had been in care, a quarter had suffered child sex abuse, two thirds domestic abuse, three had learning disabilities and 90 per cent reported mental health issues.
Despite the Scottish Government declaring women involved in commercial sexual exploitation to be violence against women, any attempts to criminalise the purchase of sex have been thwarted in parliament. Women can still be criminalised for involvement in the sex industry and a tenth of the those surveyed had convictions for prostitution-related offences.
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