Operators of a website under arrest

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The French police informed they have arrested two men aged 44 and 19 in Evry (France) and 4 Slovakian citizens are in jail in their country further to an operation aiming at breaking down what the police considered as an important procurement and "escort girls" network in Europe.
The brain of the gang, a Swiss citizen was already researched by Hungarian and Italian polices espacially for "aggravated procurement", fellony covered by an international warrant for arrest and he is supposed to be arrested soon, said Thierry Chollet , police superintendent in Clermont Ferrand (France).

The police started investigating in January 2008 in Clermont ferrand, as police officers found out that more and more escort girls were making tours in 3 stars hotels all over French cities.

Most of the girls came from Eastern or Central Europe. They explained police investigators, they had to pay from 200 to 900 euros monthly to be filed in the web site http://www.escort-annonce.com/ .
In this site, opened in 2004, the police found 1.700 files of prostitutes, 20 % of whom are French, files include usual practices, photos and prices spreading from 250 to 700 euros for one hour.
In Europe, 7500 girls and transsexuals are filed in the site that is considered as the largest in Europe. The site turnover was estimated over 3 million euros monthly. It was actually a galaxy of 37 sites in 50 european countries.

More information on French newspaper links :

http://actu.orange.fr/articles/fran...au-europeen-de-proxenetisme-par-internet.html

http://www.lamontagne.fr/[email protected]

http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-fr...eture-d-un-site-internet-de-prostitution-.php

The website remains operational but should be closed by the end of this week (5 July, 2009). More details will follow.