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    Voodoo-Using U.K. Nurse Sentenced For Trafficking Nigerian Women

    Prosecutors say the case marks the first time the U.K.'s Modern Slavery Act has been used to prosecute a U.K. national for crimes committed elsewhere.
    by Merrit Kennedy Jul 05, 2018 2 minutes

    A London-based nurse has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for subjecting five young Nigerian woman to mystical, violent rituals and trafficking them to Germany, where they were forced to work as prostitutes.

    According to prosecutors, the case marks the first time that the U.K.'s Modern Slavery Act has been used

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