Sexual servitude offences arise generally out of brothels and other forms of prostitution. The Courts treat it very seriously and have been sentencing people to some very long periods in prison for these offences.

This is a serious offence that will almost always mean that you serve a prison term if you are found guilty.

The Prosecution need to show that you caused another by threat, force, fraud or misrepresentation to provide sexual services for commercial benefit.

As you would expect on reading that last sentence you can defend the charge on the basis that there was no commercial element. You can also defend the charge on the basis that there was no threat, force, fraud or misrepresentation.

This is a strictly indictable charge which means that your case must be heard in the County Court. If you defend the charges it will be heard before a jury.

The section that covers this offence is sections 53C-53D of the Crimes Act.

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