Here's BBC's version of the Slovakian Rafael crime family, pictured in the Daily Mail article:
"A Slovakian gang who made a 'family business' out of trafficking homeless people from central Europe to the UK has been convicted.
The group, based in Newcastle, bought and sold victims for as little as £200, Teesside Crown Court heard.
They all faced charges of forced labour, money laundering and conspiracy to traffic with a view to exploitation.
Seven of them, including a teenager who cannot be named, were convicted. One was cleared of all charges.
Headed up by Roman Rafael, the group trafficked vulnerable people from Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the UK to work in food packaging factories.
Victims were forced to sleep in cellars and crammed into shared rooms, put out to work and received a fraction of the pay they earned as they were not allowed control over their bank accounts.
Their lack of English and any documentation, as well as little access to money, effectively trapped them, the court heard.
John Elvidge QC, prosecuting, said: 'The defendants were running a family business and the business was slavery.' "
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"The court heard the victims included a homeless Slovakian father and his son who has learning difficulties.
They were brought to the UK 'with the promise of work and good money', Mr Elvidge said.
They were confined to a house in Newcastle's West End and told they could go no further than its back yard as there were 'men with machetes' in the streets.
The jury were told they were sent to clean houses and pull springs from old mattresses for the scrap metal."
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sore_ass_losers ago
Here's BBC's version of the Slovakian Rafael crime family, pictured in the Daily Mail article:
"A Slovakian gang who made a 'family business' out of trafficking homeless people from central Europe to the UK has been convicted.
The group, based in Newcastle, bought and sold victims for as little as £200, Teesside Crown Court heard.
They all faced charges of forced labour, money laundering and conspiracy to traffic with a view to exploitation.
Seven of them, including a teenager who cannot be named, were convicted. One was cleared of all charges.
Headed up by Roman Rafael, the group trafficked vulnerable people from Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the UK to work in food packaging factories.
Victims were forced to sleep in cellars and crammed into shared rooms, put out to work and received a fraction of the pay they earned as they were not allowed control over their bank accounts.
Their lack of English and any documentation, as well as little access to money, effectively trapped them, the court heard.
John Elvidge QC, prosecuting, said: 'The defendants were running a family business and the business was slavery.' "
...
"The court heard the victims included a homeless Slovakian father and his son who has learning difficulties.
They were brought to the UK 'with the promise of work and good money', Mr Elvidge said.
They were confined to a house in Newcastle's West End and told they could go no further than its back yard as there were 'men with machetes' in the streets.
The jury were told they were sent to clean houses and pull springs from old mattresses for the scrap metal."
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-43703961
TL;DR So this is slavery and human trafficking, but no allegations of sexual trafficking or particularly child sex trafficking with the Rafaels.
[Unfortunately 'men with machetes' in the streets is somewhat accurate for the modern UK.
Note the suffix 'ova' just denotes a female. Chec appears to be Roman Rafael's partner, based on age and address, so indeed one big family.]
MolochHunter ago
Slovakia eh? The movie Hostel was a documentary, then