Illegale Bordelle in Ostdeutschland: Recherche im Rotlichtmilieu | Doku | exactly

📍 Subscribe to MDR Investigativ now: @mdrinvestigativ What's happening behind the door next door? In a seemingly ordinary apartment, flat, or single-family home? The new episode of "exactly" reveals how illegal brothels are thriving in seemingly ordinary neighborhoods in Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony. This investigative report takes viewers into a hidden world where exploitation, organized crime, and overwhelmed authorities like the police, courts, and public order offices collide. The investigation into the red-light district shows how this business is organized: ringleaders use various flats and apartments to transport sex workers to new locations. Despite raids, the police rarely succeed in permanently stopping this form of organized crime. The women are under pressure and rarely cooperate with the authorities. Alarming evidence of human trafficking, coercion, and violence has emerged. Many of the women involved come from Vietnam. They are offered jobs in restaurants or nail salons – but then they end up in illegal prostitution. A case that was heard before the regional court in Chemnitz shows how difficult it is to prove the existence of such structures. At the same time, authorities report being overwhelmed in the fight against this form of illegal work. The film follows investigations, meets insiders, and shows why this system of prostitution, coercion, and hidden sex trafficking continues to grow. It addresses the question: How can illegal brothels in apartments survive for so long – right in the middle of the neighborhood? A film by Nina Böckmann and Rebecca Kupfner. 👍 Did you like the film? Then give us a like. 00:00 Intro 00:54 Insider reports – more services offered than officially permitted 02:53 Undercover in Halberstadt – a visit to a suspected apartment brothel 06:40 When is prostitution illegal? – The Prostitutes Protection Act 07:03 Helping women leave prostitution is becoming increasingly difficult – Karo e.V. helps women in need 09:34 Are the women here voluntarily? – On-site investigation in Plauen 11:45 Raid, shelter, and disappearance without a trace – the “Mimi” case 13:26 How does the public order office deal with illegal brothels? 17:30 How can you recognize potential prostitution establishments? 18:44 International investigations – Wolfgang Klein, Chemnitz Public Prosecutor's Office 19:41 Trial in Chemnitz 2025 – Major trial against alleged ringleaders 21:01 Trigger warning: Violence – Quotes from men in a client forum 22:23 How do the women from Vietnam get to Germany? 23:15 Legal Boundaries – Why Forced Prostitution Is Difficult to Prove 25:30 Trauma, Exit, Shelter – A Letter from an Anonymous Victim 26:44 Verdict at the Chemnitz Regional Court 27:19 Nationwide Raid – Were the Apartments Sealed? 29:03 Conclusion The authors were guests on our podcast and discussed their research. You can listen to the interview here: https://www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:... Transparency Notice: Our thumbnail and the graphics at 12:19, 19:57, and 22:22 were generated using AI. #illegal #brothels #human trafficking #women #police #raid #redlight #apartment #Saxony #Chemnitz #SaxonyAnhalt #coercion #prostitution #trafficking #violenceofourtimes 📍 More from MDR Investigativ 📱 Social Media 📱 TikTok: TikTok: teamrecherche 📷 Instagram: Instagram: team.recherche 👤 Facebook: Facebook: team.recherche 🎙️ Podcast: https://www.mdr.de/s/hinterderrecherche ➡️ ARD Mediathek: https://www.ardmediathek.de/investigativ ➡️ MDR Investigativ: https://www.mdr.de/investigativ/index... https://www.mdr.de/investigativ/index...