About the websites KING 5 reports:. Sheriff John Urquhart says two websites — thereviewboard. Police say the websites were used to rate, discuss, and promote the prostitution of women.
The women were forced into prostitution to pay debts, often being held against their will. King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg said some of the women were forced to work every day, up to 14 hours, servicing up to 10 Johns per day. As the Seattle Times notes: Since it was her first day I asked if she was nervous. Suddenly a pained look came over her face. I actually thought she was going to cry. Oops maybe not a good question to ask.
Wait, SWOP is upset about this. Upset that the review websites have been shut down. The prostitutes showed up to protest the closing of the website, thereviewboard. Mostly these sites seem to be for screening the women being sold. I doubt they get to rate the customers. Rather, these boards simply promote the market for commercial sex to a point where women are considered chattel and violence against women is encouraged and promoted.
Just because a women came to the U. These assumptions are blatantly racist and xenophobic. Many migrant workers in the sex trade, domestic work and agriculture emigrate and work voluntarily.
Women are just migrating because they want to see the inside of a brothel and strange naked men in a foreign country. It would be interesting to find out who the members of the League are. The names of those in the League arrested so far are in the original Seattle Times article: Seattle is evidently just the tip of the iceberg for this ring. In the press conference video, King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg said there were 15 states involved, and the Bellevue Police Chief had previously mentioned They moved these women around from state to state and compared notes on their review boards.
