AQTOBE, Kazakhstan -- Kazakh police say a woman has been arrested in Kazakhstan’s northwestern city of Aqtobe for allegedly forcing teenage girls into prostitution.
Aqtobe Regional Police Department spokesman Almat Imanghaliev told RFE/RL that the woman was arrested after the parents of 14 local girls filed lawsuits against her, accusing her of forcing their children into a prostitution ring.
Police have identified the woman only by her first name, reported to be Sholpan.
Officials say the investigation is continuing.
Aqtobe Regional Police Department spokesman Almat Imanghaliev told RFE/RL that the woman was arrested after the parents of 14 local girls filed lawsuits against her, accusing her of forcing their children into a prostitution ring.
Police have identified the woman only by her first name, reported to be Sholpan.
Officials say the investigation is continuing.
