Leiden Crackdown on Illegal Sex Work

Leiden’s cracking down hard this summer on illegal sex work booming in student housing, teaming up with economic intervention teams, landlords, and hotels to spot and stop it — and they’re asking everyone to keep an eye out for red flags like suspicious visitors, frequent photo-taking, or people meeting at entrances. With students gone during summer, empty units become prime targets, and while officials clarify this isn’t about students working from their rooms, it’s about outsiders exploiting vacant spaces. The Haags Economisch Interventie Team reports a surge across cities, with Leiden seeing a few cases this year — likely just the tip of the iceberg — as sex work shifts online and into private spaces post-pandemic, hiding risks like trafficking despite legal sex work rules in the Netherlands. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c97b3f8e2213467e