Red cards and red-light girls

Posted By Carolyn O'Hara Friday, June 9, 2006 - 2:57 PM Share

Brothel Germany legalized prostitution in 2002, so there's been widespread speculation that World Cup fans visiting the country will be doing a little scoring of their own, albeit off the pitch. The major concern: Women being trafficked into Germany - many against their will - for that express purpose. Bordellos are also drawing the ire of fans from Muslim countries; one brothel that flew the flag of Saudi Arabia and Iran received bomb threats. So in a ForeignPolicy.com exclusive, Berlin-based journalist Andrew Curry takes us inside the German sex trade for a look at the heated debate over trafficking and legal ladies of the night.

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