Overview
- A Peruvian judge approved nine months of prisión preventiva for Nadeska Widausky with the stated purpose of extradition to Belgium, and she was moved by the INPE to the Máxima Seguridad Anexo Mujeres de Chorrillos prison.
- Belgian case files cited by investigators portray a transnational network led by a figure named Junior Polo with Widausky and others accused of recruiting and exploiting people in Europe.
- Investigators have identified eight alleged victims who say they were lured with promises of modeling or work abroad, had passports and money taken, and were then forced into sexual exploitation.
- Victim complaints describe repeated coercion including up to eight clients a day, group sex without condoms, minimal pay limited to food money, and enforced domestic labor.
- Peruvian prosecutors and police say they are coordinating with Belgian authorities to gather evidence for extradition and prosecution, and the court order will give judicial authorities time to formalize that cooperation.