Book 2 - Ebu

Learning Resource Kit: Book 2
Sample story analysis
Consider the following story.
Title:
Reporter:
Where published:
“Person accused of white slavery in Girona states that he treated the
women ‘very humanely’; Owner of the ‘Eden’ and ‘Eclipse’ brothels
accused of leading a prostitution network, denies charges”
Agencia EFE.
La Vanguardia (online), Spain.
Date 20 February 2012.
Girona. (EFE).- José Moreno, owner of the “Eden” and “Eclipse”brothels, accused of
leading a network that brings girls from Brazil to exercise prostitution in his businesses,
has denied the accusations filed against him in court and has affirmed that he always
treated them “very humanely.” In addition to José Moreno, who also owns one of the
largest brothels in Europe, “The Paradise”, several of his workers are also on trial in
the Girona courts: Ceferino V., the chauffeur and messenger; Abraham S., Julià Maria
F. and José Manuel C. who managed the clubs; and Thirce Adriana R., who worked for
Moreno, and her husband Eduardo O.
With the exception of Ceferino V., the public prosecutor is asking for 12 years in prison
and a fine of 6,000 Euros: 8 years for a continued crime against the rights of foreign
citizens and 4 years and the fine for the continued crime of prostitution. In the case of
Ceferino V., the prosecutor’s request is a year and six months in prison for the crime of
illegal possession of firearms.
The prosecutor, describing the conditions in which Moreno and his employees made the
girls work as “unfair”, recounts how they decided to bring over girls from Brazil due to
the scarcity of workers in his businesses. They would pay for their airfare and, once here,
they would demand payment for a much higher amount than the cost of the trip; each
day, they were forced to pay 65 Euros for the first service of the day to keep their “spot”
at the brothel; the payment for the second service of the day went towards their debt and
they only started keeping a part of the profit starting with the third service of the day or
their “pass”.
José Moreno states that he always treated the girls “very humanely” and has sought to
respect regulations; although he charged between 60 and 70 Euros for the girls’ spot at the
brothel, he ensures that he never forced them to practice prostitution nor charged them
part of the money they earn for these services
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